| Parameter | Total | Female (n = 194) | Male (n = 121) | ||
| Total respondents | 315 (100) | 194 (61.60) | 121 (38.40) | ||
| Age | 30.83 ± 4.06 | 31.23 ± 4.8 | 30.25 ± 2.49 | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 141 (44.76) | 82 (42.27) | 59 (48.76) | ||
| Married | 174 (55.24) | 112 (57.73) | 62 (51.24) | ||
| Programme of study | |||||
| Bachelor of midwifery | 82 (26.03) | 82 (42.27) | 0 (0.00) | ||
| Bachelor of nursing | 155 (49.21) | 63 (32.47) | 92 (76.03) | ||
| Bachelor of public health nursing | 78 (24.76) | 49 (25.26) | 29 (23.97) | ||
| Level of study | |||||
| Level 200 | 252 (80.00) | 144 (74.23) | 108 (89.26) | ||
| Level 300 | 63 (20.00) | 50 (25.77) | 13 (10.74) | ||
| Number of children under 13 years |
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| None | 177 (56.19) | 102 (52.58) | 75 (61.98) | ||
| One | 71 (22.54) | 44 (22.68) | 27 (22.32) | ||
| Two | 45 (14.29) | 36 (18.55) | 9 (7.44) | ||
| More than two | 22 (6.98) | 12 (6.19) | 10 (8.26) | ||
| Number of breastfeeding children | |||||
| None | 267 (84.76) | 166 (85.57) | 101 (83.47) | ||
| One or more | 46 (14.64) | 28 (14.43) | 20 (15.24) | ||