Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of socio-demographic and breastfeeding characteristics of Ugandan study participants at 1 and 3 months postpartum (n = 239)
| Socio-demographic characteristics (range or %) | N/ (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Maternal age (16–42) | 25.2 (5.3) |
| Number of children (0–8) | 1.6 (1.5) |
| Household size (1–13) | 4.6 (2.2) |
| Primiparous (%) | 55 (23.0) |
| HIV positive status (%) | 88 (36.8) |
| Gravidity (1–10) | 2.9 (1.8) |
| Maternal Education (%) | |
| Less than Primary | 131 (55.7) |
| Wealth (%) | |
| Poorer | 82 (34.1) |
| Middle | 80 (33.5) |
| General Social Support (GSS) (10–30) | 19.1 (4.2) |
| CESD1-Depression scale (0–53) | 18.5 (10.9) |
| Breastfeeding characteristics at 1 month postpartum | |
| Correct breastfeeding knowledge2 (%) | 139 (58.2) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) (%) | 151 (63.9) |
| Instrumental EBFSS3 (3–9) | 4.8 (1.7) |
| Emotional EBFSS (8–24) | 13.2 (3.7) |
| Informational EBFSS (5–15) | 7.4 (2.3) |
| BSES-EBF Scores | |
| Cognitive subscale4 (1 month) (4–20) | 13.5 (4.1) |
| Functional subscale (1 month) (5–25) | 17.2 (4.3) |
| Cognitive subscale (3 month) (4–20) | 13.6 (4.1) |
| Functional subscale (3 months) (5–25) | 17.7 (4.3) |
Notes: 1CESD Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, N Sample size, SD Standard Deviation; 2women were considered as having correct breastfeeding knowledge if they answered both knowledge questions correctly; 3EBFSS = Exclusive breastfeeding social support; 4Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale to Measure Exclusive Breastfeeding