Table 2 Relationship between socio-demographic factors and exclusive breastfeeding.
Characteristic | Duration of breast feeding (in months) N = 380 | χ2 (p value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<2 n (%) | 2–4 n (%) | 5–7 n (%) | 8–12 n (%) | ||
Age (years) | |||||
15–25 | 85 (22.37) | 32 (8.42) | 21 (5.53) | 0 (0.00) | 9.8897 (0.129) |
26–35 | 124 (32.63) | 59 (15.53) | 44 (11.58) | 4 (1.05) | |
Above 35 | 4 (1.05) | 2 (0.53) | 5 (1.32) | 0 (0.0) | |
Highest level of education | |||||
No formal education | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.26) | 0 (0.00) | 59.0999 (0.000) |
Primary | 5 (1.32) | 2 (0.53) | 17 (4.47) | 0 (0.00) | |
J.H.S/middle school | 92 (24.21) | 41 (10.79) | 23 (6.05) | 4 (1.05) | |
Secondary/vocational/technical | 86 (22.63) | 42 (11.05) | 23 (6.05) | 0 (0.00) | |
Tertiary | 30 (7.89) | 8 (2.11) | 6 (1.58) | 0 (0.00) | |
Religion | |||||
Christian | 190 (50.00) | 75 (19.74) | 55 (14.47) | 4 (1.05) | 13.5592 (0.035) |
Moslem | 19 (5.00) | 18 (4.74) | 15 (3.95) | 0 (0.00) | |
Traditional | 4 (1.05) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
Tribe | |||||
Akan | 195 (51.32) | 66 (17.37) | 57 (15.00) | 4 (1.05) | 30.6940 (0.000) |
Hausa | 6 (1.58) | 8 (2.11) | 9 (2.37) | 0 (0.00) | |
Kotokoli | 12 (3.16) | 19 (5.00) | 4 (1.05) | 0 (0.00) | |
Number of births | |||||
1–5 | 203 (53.42) | 93 (24.47) | 56 (14.74) | 4 (1.05) | 34.9936 (0.000) |
5–10 | 8 (2.11) | 0 (0.00) | 14 (3.68) | 0 (0.00) | |
Above 10 | 2 (0.53) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
Type of employment | |||||
Private | 136 (35.79) | 55 (14.47) | 57 (15.00) | 2 (0.53) | 18.5756 (0.005) |
Public | 29 (7.63) | 22 (5.79) | 6 (1.58) | 2 (0.53) | |
Not applicable | 48 (12.63) | 16 (4.21) | 7 (1.84) | 0 (0.00) | |