Table 1: Characteristics of the groups in the study.
| BW users | Controls | p | |
| (n = 100) | (n = 100) | ||
| Survey answered by | |||
| Mother | 96 | 91 | 0.152 |
| Others (father, sister, brother, grandmother, nursemaid) | 4 | 9 | |
| Home care provider | |||
| Mother | 76 | 59 | 0.01 |
| Others (father, nursemaid, sister, aunt, grandmother) | 24 | 41 | |
| Maternal educational level | |||
| Literate | 1 | 3 | 0.011 |
| ≤ 5 years schooling | 24 | 14 | |
| 6-11 years | 46 | 31 | |
| ≥ 12 years | 29 | 52 | |
| Employment status of the mother | |||
| Not working (housewife) | 76 | 59 | 0.035 |
| Health worker | 8 | 12 | |
| White collar worker | 16 | 29 | |
| Paternal educational level | |||
| Literate | 0 | 1 | 0.033 |
| ≤ 5 years schooling | 20 | 12 | |
| 6-11 years | 48 | 39 | |
| ≥ 12 years | 32 | 48 | |
| Employment status of the father | 0.411 | ||
| Unemployed | 0 | 1 | |
| Health sector | 5 | 8 | |
| White collar worker | 95 | 91 | |
| Maternal age (mean ± SD) | 31.7 ± 5.9 | 34.3 ± 5.1 | < 0.05 |
| Paternal age(mean ± SD) | 35.7 ± 6.2 | 37.5 ± 5.5 | < 0.05 |
| BW use in siblings | < 0.000 | ||
| Yes | 46 | 19 | |
| No | 6 | 22 | |
| No sibling | 48 | 58 | |
| Gender (Female) | 55% | 44% | 0.120 |
| Age (months) | 23.5 ± 4.8 | 23.5 ± 4.4 | 0.976 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding duration (moths) | 4.4 ± 2.4 | 4.7 ± 2.3 | 0.583 |
| Total breastfeeding duration (months) | 16.0 ± 8.0 | 17.6 ± 6.9 | 0.224 |
| BW related accident | 24% | 0% |