Table 1.

Sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics of the mother, of the birth, of the baby and health care received by the baby, for babies under six months. Barra Mansa, RJ, Southeastern Brazil, 2003 and 2006.

Characteristics		2003		2006		p
		n	%	n	%
Mother’s age (years)						0.883
	13 to 19	83	16.6	104	17.0
	20 to 46	416	83.4	509	83.0
Student						0.138
	Yes	32	6.4	62	8.7
	No	467	93.6	648	91.3
Mother’s schooling						< 0.001
	Completed primary school	277	55.7	310	45.1
	Completed high school and over	220	44.3	378	54.9
Paid work						< 0.001
	Yes	173	34.7	126	17.8
	No	326	65.3	580	82.2
Births						0.129
	First	239	47.9	370	52.3
	Multiple	260	52.1	337	47.7
Municipality of birth						0.003
	Barra Mansa	440	74.6	573	81.4
	Other	150	25.4	131	18.6
Born in the Baby-Friendly hospital						0.001
	No	525	89.0	662	94.2
	Yes	65	11.0	41	5.8
Type of delivery						< 0.001
	Cesarean	352	59.9	494	70.2
	Vaginal	236	40.1	210	29.8
Sex						0.996
	Female	291	49.7	351	49.6
	Male	295	50.3	356	50.4
Birth weight (g)						0.333
	< 2,500	59	10.2	60	8.6
	≥ 2,500	519	89.8	636	91.4
Baby’s age (months)						0.353
	0 to 3	311	52.8	355	50.2
	4 to 5	278	47.2	352	49.8
Hospitalized						0.055
	Yes	31	5.3	29	4.1
	No	556	94.7	674	95.9
Use of pacifier						0.009
	Yes	299	50.9	308	43.6
	No	289	49.1	399	56.4
Vaccination center						0.055
	Rural	13	2.2	29	4.1
	Urban	576	97.8	678	95.9
Monitored in a Breastfeeding-Friendly Primary Health Care Center						< 0.001
	Yes	0	0.0	188	26.6
	No	589	100.0	519	73.4