Table 3.
Breastfeeding frequency and features of maternal work using 24 h self-recall
| Features of maternal work | Exclusive breastfeeding | p - value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | % | No | % | ||
| Type of occupation | |||||
| No occupation | 20 | 13 | 3 | 7 | |
| Beauticians | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Dress making | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | |
| Hawking trading | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| Trading | 57 | 38 | 10 | 22 | |
| Fish mongering | 30 | 20 | 8 | 17 | |
| Teaching | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | |
| Catering | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| Banking | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Nursing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Chi-square = 28.485 | 0.001 | ||||
| Work related risk | |||||
| Risky to health of infant | 73 | 78 | 23 | 62 | |
| Not risky to health of infant | 21 | 22 | 14 | 38 | |
| Chi-square = 1.835 | 0.127 | ||||
| Sector of employment | |||||
| Formal sector | 12 | 9 | 10 | 23 | |
| Informal sector | 117 | 91 | 33 | 77 | |
| Chi-square = 5.629 | 0.021 | ||||
| Work location | |||||
| Home | 59 | 48 | 18 | 44 | |
| Away from home | 64 | 52 | 23 | 56 | |
| Chi-square = 0.204 | 0.394 | ||||
| Go to work with infant | |||||
| Do go to work with infant | 66 | 64 | 13 | 32 | |
| Do not go to work with infant | 37 | 36 | 28 | 68 | |
| Chi-square = 13.043 | 0.000 | ||||
| Distance from home to work place | |||||
| Quarter – half km | 13 | 22 | 7 | 25 | |
| Half – one km | 12 | 20 | 9 | 32 | |
| One – two km | 21 | 36 | 11 | 39 | |
| Two or more km | 13 | 22 | 1 | 4 | |
| Chi-square = 5.261 | 0.154 | ||||
| Working hours per day | |||||
| 6 h | 43 | 51 | 21 | 66 | |
| 8 h | 30 | 36 | 8 | 25 | |
| 12 or more hours | 11 | 13 | 3 | 9 | |
| Chi-square = 2.224 | 0.527 | ||||