| Characteristics | Mothers/Caregivers Responses | Total (N = 427) | X2 | P-value | |
| Yes (n%) | No (n%) | ||||
| Maternal Age (years): |
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| 2.257 | 0.324 |
| 20 - <30 | 153 (66.5) | 77 (33.5) | 230 (100.0) |
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| 30 - <40 | 133 (71.5) | 53 (28.5) | 186 (100) |
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| ≥40 | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | 11 (100.0) |
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| Birth Order: |
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| 2.545 | 0.457 |
| First | 55 (61.8) | 34 (38.2) | 89 (100.0) |
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| Second | 94 (70.7) | 39 (29.3) | 133 (100.0) |
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| Third | 67 (69.8) | 29 (30.2) | 96 (100.0) |
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| ≥Fourth | 71 (65.1) | 38 (34.9) | 109 (100.0) |
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| Sex of Baby: |
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| 223 (100.0) | 3.406 | 0.041* |
| Male | 161 (72.2) | 62 (27.8) |
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| Female | 127 (62.3) | 77 (37.7) | 204 (100.0) |
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| Maternal Education: |
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| No formal Education | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (100.0) | 10.393 | 0.016* |
| Primary | 24 (57.1) | 18 (42.9) | 42 (100.0) |
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| Secondary | 107 (61.8) | 66 (38.2) | 173 (100.00) |
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| Tertiary | 156 (74.3) | 54 (25.7) | 210 (100.0) |
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| Maternal Occupation: |
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| Unemployed | 87 (69.0) | 39 (31.0) | 126 (100.0) | 18.055 | 0.001* |
| Self employed | 112 (63.3) | 65 (36.7) | 177 (100.0) |
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| Private employed | 23 (51.1) | 22 (48.9) | 45 (100.0) |
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| Government employed | 66 (83.5) | 13 (16.5) | 79 (100.0) |
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| Rate of Understanding of EBF: |
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| Yes | 227 (68.6) | 127 (31.4) | 404 (100.0) | 0.024 | 0.537 |
| No | 10 (66.7) | 5 (33.3) | 15 (100.0) |
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| Facility for Creche: |
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| Yes | 48 (75.0) | 16 (25.0) | 64 (100.0) | 1.690 | 0.127 |
| No | 99 (66.0) | 51 (34.0) | 150 (100.00) |
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