Table 1.

Maternal characteristics

	Frequency (%)
Age
<20	11 (2.8)
20-30	210 (53.0)
>30	175 (44.2)
Marital status
Married	372 (93.9)
Unmarried	21 (5.3)
Parity/family size
1	177 (44.7)
2-5	219 (55.3)
Level of education
None	4 (1.0)
Read and write	25 (6.3)
Primary and above	367 (92.7)
Presence of any breast disease/condition
Present	6 (1.5)
Absent	390 (98.5)
Attended ANC
Yes	333 (84.1)
No	31 (7.8)
TBA	32 (8.1)
Mother given orientation about breast feeding techniques by a health worker
Before	239 (60.4)
After	87 (22.0)
Both	70 (17.7)

ANC=Antenatal care