Table 1 Prelacteal feeding and demographic characteristics of women and infants in rural Bangladesh
|  | No Prelacteal Feeding (n = 2,583) | Prelacteal Feeding (n = 749) | Total (n = 3,332) |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) or Mean ± SD | n (%) or Mean ± SD | n (%) or Mean ± SD | |
Household | |||
 Wealth quintile |  |  |  |
  1 | 515 (20.3) | 146 (19.8) | 661 (20.2) |
  2 | 509 (20.0) | 144 (19.5) | 653 (19.9) |
  3 | 521 (20.5) | 136 (18.4) | 657 (20.0) |
  4 | 507 (20.0) | 149 (20.2) | 656 (20.0) |
  5 | 490 (19.3) | 164 (22.2) | 654 (19.9) |
Maternal | |||
 Age (years) |  |  |  |
  ≤19 | 619 (24.5) | 190 (25.8) | 809 (24.8) |
  20–29 | 1486 (58.7) | 419 (56.8) | 1905 (58.3) |
  >29 | 425 (16.8) | 129 (17.4) | 554 (17.0) |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 21.57 ± 3.18†| 21.96 ± 3.34 | 21.66 ± 3.22 |
 Education |  |  |  |
  No schooling | 300 (11.8) | 90 (12.2) | 390 (11.9) |
  Class 1 to 9 | 1868 (73.6) | 521 (70.8) | 2389 (73.0) |
  10 years and above | 370 (14.6) | 125 (17.0) | 495 (15.1) |
 Occupationa |  |  |  |
  Yes | 764 (30.1% (764) | 216 (29.2) | 980 (29.9) |
  No | 1778 (69.9) | 523 (70.8) | 2301 (70.1) |
Infant | |||
 Female | 1269 (49.1) | 331 (44.2) | 1600 (48.0) |
 Neonatal measures |  |  |  |
  Weight (kg) | 2.78 ± 0.43 | 2.78 ± 0.45 | 2.78 ± 0.43 |
  Length (cm) | 47.90 ± 2.20 | 47.95 ± 2.27 | 47.91 ± 2.22 |
  WAZ | -1.32 ± 0.96 | -1.34 ± 1.06 | -1.32 ± 0.99 |
  LAZ | -1.26 ± 1.08 | -1.27 ± 1.14 | -1.26 ± 1.10 |
 3-month measures |  |  |  |
  Stunting | 535 (20.7) | 140 (18.7) | 675 (20.3) |
  Wasting | 96 (3.7) | 34 (4.5) | 130 (3.9) |
  Underweight | 412 (16.0) | 127 (17.0) | 539 (16.2) |
 Birth visitb (days) |  |  |  |
  25th percentile | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
  75th percentile | 7.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
 3-month visitb (months) |  |  |  |
  25th percentile | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 |
  75th percentile | 3.83 | 3.83 | 3.83 |