Table 6.
Post-intervention survey: Characteristics of mothers in Kware (intervention group) practicing exclusive breast feeding (EBF) up to 6 months (N=179)
| Practicing EBF | Not practicing EBF | |
| No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| Parity | ||
| <5 | 22 (12) | 49 (27) |
| >5 | 53 (30) | 55 (31) |
| Total | 75 (42) | 104 (58) |
| P=0.05 | ||
| Maternal age (Mean age=29.8 years) | ||
| <30 years | 36 (20) | 75 (42) |
| >30 years | 39 (22) | 29 (16) |
| Total | 75 (42) | 104 (58) |
| P=0.00 | ||
| Level of Education | ||
| Non-formal | 27 (15) | 90 (50) |
| Formal | 48 (27) | 14 (8) |
| Total | 75 (42) | 104 (58) |
| P=0.00 | ||
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 50 (28) | 59 (33) |
| Civil servant/trader | 25 (14) | 45 (25) |
| Total | 75 (42) | 104 (58) |
| P=0.25 | ||