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Table 1 Maternal socio-demographic characteristics (N = 383)

From: Knowledge, attitude and techniques of breastfeeding among Nigerian mothers from a semi-urban community

Variable

n

%

Religion

 Christianity

275

71.8

 Islam

108

28.2

Education

 Pry

33

8.6

 Secondary

157

41.0

 Tertiary

185

48.3

 MSC

8

2.1

Occupation

 Unemployed

62

16.2

 Private unskilled

157

41.0

 Private skilled

76

19.8

 Public junior

62

16.2

 Public senior

26

6.8

Age (in years)

 ≤ 30

224

58.5

 > 30

159

41.5