Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of women in the sample (n=30)

VARIABLES		n	percentage
Civil status
	Married or live with someone	19	63%
	Single, divorced, or widowed	11	37%
Age*
	20 – 25 years	6	20%
	26 – 31 years	15	50%
	32 – 37 years	6	20%
	38 years or older	3	10%
Race / ethnicity**
	White	1	3%
	Brown	11	37%
	Black	13	43%
	Other	5	17%
Residence
	Outside of metropolitan Salvador	10	33%
	Salvador	20	66%
Employment status
	Unemployed	21	70%
	Employed (formally or informally)	9	30%
Monthly income
	Minimum wage or below	6	67%
	Above minimum wage	3	33%

^*The women reported their age at the time of the interview, which was not necessarily their age at the time of breastfeeding.

^**Race and ethnicity in Brazil is complex and is commonly referred to as ‘color’ to reference the phenotype (physical appearance) and not one’s ancestry (origin).