Table 1: Distribution of studied women according to breast feeding initiation and sociodemographic characteristics.
Character |
Initiate bf |
Didn't initiate bf |
Totals |
P value |
χ2
|
Residence
|
No & % |
|
|
|
|
Urban |
65 (70.72) [0.46] |
37 (31.28) [1.05] |
102 |
0.047537 |
3.9263*
|
Rural |
39 (33.28) [0.98] |
9 (14.72) [2.22] |
48 |
||
Total |
104 |
46 |
150 |
||
Family type |
|
||||
Nuclear |
41 (44.8) [0.32] |
23 (19.2) [0.75] |
64 |
0.171022 |
0.234516 |
Extended |
64 (60.2) [0.24] |
22 (25.8) [0.56] |
86 |
||
Total |
105 |
45 |
150 |
|
|
Education |
|
||||
Illiterate |
12 (13.17) [0.10] |
7 (5.83) [0.24] |
19 |
529063 |
2.2147 |
Primary |
55 (57.55) [0.11] |
28 (25.45) [0.25] |
83 |
||
Secondary |
28 (25.65) [0.21] |
9 (11.35) [0.49] |
37 |
||
College and above |
9 (7.63) [0.25] |
2 (3.37) [0.56] |
11 |
||
Total |
104 |
46 |
150 |
||
Occupation |
|
||||
House wife |
99 (99.15) [0] |
44 (43.85) [0] |
143 |
902006 |
0.0152 |
Employed |
5 (4.85) [0] |
2 (2.15) [0.01] |
7 |
||
Total |
104 |
46 |
150 |