Table 1.
Sociodemographic and maternal characteristics of subjects.
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 15–25 | 74 (19.5%) |
| 25–35 | 234 (61.6%) |
| >35 | 72 (18.9%) |
| Education (years) | |
| <12 | 210 (55.3%) |
| >12 | 170 (44.7%) |
| Job | |
| Housewife | 329 (86.6%) |
| Employed | 51 (13.4%) |
| Number of deliveries | |
| 1-2 | 338 (88.9%) |
| >2 | 42 (11.1%) |
| Disease in pregnancy | |
| Yes | 362 (95.3%) |
| No | 18 (4.7%) |
| Income | |
| Fair | 252 (66.3%) |
| Poor | 128 (33.7%) |
| Type of delivery | |
| NVD | 147 (38.7%) |
| CS | 233 (61.3%) |
| Breastfeeding | |
| Yes | 339 (89.2%) |
| No | 41 (10.8%) |
| Time since birth (months) | |
| <3 | 128 (33.7%) |
| >3 | 252 (66.3%) |
| Time since marriage (years) | |
| 1–3 | 159 (41.8%) |
| >3 | 222 (58.2%) |
NVD: normal vaginal delivery; CS: cesarean section.