Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
Ethnicity |
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Yoruba | 346 | 75.7 |
Igbo | 56 | 12.3 |
Hausa | 4 | 0.8 |
Minority group | 51 | 11.2 |
Religion |
|
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Muslim | 86 | 18.8 |
Christian | 371 | 81.2 |
Age in years (n = 395) |
|
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Less than 20 years | 2 | 0.5 |
20 - 25 years | 250 | 63.3 |
26 - 30 years | 138 | 34.9 |
Greater than 30 years | 5 | 1.3 |
Mean (SD) = 25 (±3) years |
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|
Marital status |
|
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Single | 323 | 70.7 |
Engaged | 56 | 12.3 |
Married | 78 | 17.1 |
Intended year to marry (n = 234) |
|
|
Less than 1 year | 30 | 12.8 |
About 1 year | 111 | 47.4 |
About 2 years | 52 | 22.2 |
About 3 - 4 years | 41 | 17.5 |
Median = 1 year |
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|
Ever given birth |
|
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Yes | 57 | 12.5 |
No | 400 | 87.5 |
Ever involved in any formal or informal breastfeeding discussion |
|
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Yes | 341 | 74.6 |
No | 116 | 25.4 |
Source of information |
|
|
Social media | 276 | 60.4 |
Family/friends | 115 | 25.2 |
Religious places | 28 | 6.1 |
Medical places | 94 | 20.6 |
Seminar | 20 | 4.4 |
Total | 457 | 100 |