Table 2. Statistics of the sociocultural characteristics of the mothers in relation to their national policies on infant feeding.
| Characteristics | Ottawa n (%) | Miami n (%) | Port Harcourt n (%) | Overall n (%) |
| Infant feeding practices in line with national policy guideline (Ottawa/Miami=EFF, Port Harcourt=EBF) | 79 (90.8) | 146 (75.6) | 210 (66.7) | 435 (76.0) |
| Infant feeding practices not according to the national policy guideline | 137 (24.0) | |||
| EFF | 57 (18.1) | |||
| EBF | 5 (5.7) | 10 (5.2) | ||
| MF | 3 (3.3) | 14 (7.3) | 48 (15.2) | |
| Aware of the correct policy guideline on infant feeding | 76 (91.6) | 157 (86.3) | 327 (88.6) | 560 (88.3) |
| Opinion on infant feeding of baby’s father/mother’s spouse is in line with the guideline | 56 (80.0) | 106 (77.9) | 81 (68.0) | 343 (72.7) |
| Other family members’ opinions align with infant feeding guideline | 13 (16.7) | 114 (74.5) | 114 (48.5) | 241 (51.7) |
| Health worker’s opinion aligns with infant feeding guideline | 78 (90.7) | 162 (89.0) | 269 (84.3) | 509 (86.7) |
| Cultural beliefs contradict infant feeding guideline | 29 (36.3) | 59 (30.6) | 8 (12.7) | 96 (28.6) |
EFF, exclusive formula feeding; EBF, exclusive breastfeeding while on antiretroviral treatment; MF, mixed feeding