TABLE 1.

Baseline Family Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics by Practice of Breastfeeding During Pregnancy (n = 133)

	Breastfeeding Practice
	BFP (n = 68)	NBFP (n = 65)
	N (%)	N (%)
House characteristics and indicators of wealth
Cement floor**	41 (60.3)	27 (41.5)
Brick/cement wall*	43 (63.2)	31 (47.7)
Electricity	58 (85.3)	55 (84.6)
Daily food expenditures (S/.)†	13.3 ± 5.3‡	12.8 ± 4.5‡
Home environmental health
Piped water***	50 (73.5)	32 (49.2)
Sewage****	43 (63.2)	16 (24.6)
Human fecal material visible on floor	2 (2.9)	7 (10.8)
Family member smokes***	33 (48.5)	15 (23.1)
Family member smokes in house	18 (26.5)	8 (12.3)
Family composition
Number of members in home	5.4 ± 2.7‡	5.0 ± 2.2‡
Extended family	27 (39.7)	20 (30.8)
Paternal
Lived with family**	59 (86.8)	64 (98.5)
Completed primary school	57 (83.8)	60 (92.3)
Had a stable income	20 (29.4)	28 (43.1)

Significant difference by breastfeeding practice:

^*P < .10;

^**P < .05;

^***P < .01;

^****P < .001.

^†Peruvian currency (S/. = Nuevos Soles).

^‡Mean ± standard deviation.