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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study participants by using BFWPI status in Southern Ethiopia, 2022

From: Baby-friendly workplace initiatives in child feeding practice as predictors of infant and young child anthropometric indices in public health facilities of Southern Ethiopia

Variables

BFWP initiative users

n (%)

BFWP initiative non-users n (%)

Total

N (%)

Pa

Residence

   

0.174

 Urban

 Rural

95 (93.1)

7 (6.9)

103 (97.2)

3 (2.8)

198 (95.2)

10 (4.8)

 

Educational status of mother

    

 Secondary and lower school

 College and above

21 (10.1)

187 (89.9)

10 (9.8)

92 (90.2)

11 (10.4)

95 (89.6)

0.891

Maternal age (year)

   

0.810

 ≥ 24

 25–34

 ≥ 35

6(5.9)

77 (75.5)

19 (18.6)

8 (7.5)

81(76.4)

17(16.0)

14(6.7)

158 (76.0)

36 (17.3)

 

Marital status

   

0.807

 Single

 Married

5 (4.9)

97 (95.1)

6 (5.7)

100 (94.3)

11 (5.3)

197 (94.7)

 

Family size

   

0.212

 ≤ 5

 > 5

90 (88.2)

12 (11.8)

87 (82.1)

19 (17.9)

177 (85.1)

31 (14.9)

 

Health profession

   

0.375

 Yes

 No

75 (73.5)

27 (26.5)

72 (67.9)

34 (32.1)

147 (70.7)

61 (29.3)

 

Workload

   

0.208

 Yes

 No

70 (68.6)

32 (31.4)

81 (76.4)

25 (23.6)

151 (72.6)

57 (27.4)

 
  1. a Pearson’s chi-square and fisher exact test