Table 2.
Age at stopping breastfeeding by socio-cultural factors
Characteristic |
N |
Percent stopping breast-feeding |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Less than 4 mo |
4-6 mo |
More than 6 mo |
Mother’s Education |
|
|
|
|
No education |
563 |
51.7 |
17.6 |
30.7 |
Some form of education |
189 |
59.3 |
16.4 |
24.3 |
Father’s Education |
|
|
|
|
No education |
242 |
55.8 |
16.1 |
28.1 |
Some form of education |
512 |
52.5 |
17.6 |
29.9 |
Maternal Age |
|
|
|
|
30 years or less |
530 |
44.5 |
20.2 |
35.3 |
More than 30 years |
205 |
72.7 |
11.2 |
16.1 |
N – number, mo – months.