Table 1 Background characteristics of participants
From: The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and its associated factors in Cape Verde
Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
13–21 | 461 | 26.8 |
22–26 | 461 | 26.8 |
27–31 | 409 | 23.8 |
32–48 | 386 | 22.5 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 1008 | 58.9 |
Married/couple life | 697 | 40.8 |
Separated/Divorced | 5 | 0.3 |
Education | ||
Illiteracy | 17 | 1 |
Basic education | 428 | 25 |
High school | 978 | 57 |
Professional qualification | 221 | 12.9 |
Bachelors’s degree | 71 | 4.1 |
Employment | ||
Unemployed | 1018 | 59.3 |
Employed | 699 | 40.7 |
Family income | ||
< 15,000$00 | 678 | 39.5 |
15.000$00 a 29.000$00 | 542 | 31.6 |
30.000$00 a 60.000$00 | 256 | 14.9 |
>60.000$00 | 177 | 10.3 |
Didn’t know/didn’t want to answer | 64 | 3.7 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 1210 | 70.5 |
Rural | 506 | 29.5 |
Island of residence | ||
Santo Antão (16.8%) | ||
Ribeira Grande | 200 | 11.6 |
Paul | 54 | 3.2 |
Porto Novo | 35 | 2.0 |
S. Vicente (17.7%) | 304 | 17.7 |
Sal (15.3%) | 263 | 15.3 |
Santiago (35.7%) | ||
Santa Catarina | 272 | 15.8 |
Praia | 331 | 19.3 |
Rª Grande de Santiago | 9 | 0.5 |
Fogo (14.5%) | ||
São Filipe | 83 | 7.9 |
Mosteiros | 135 | 4.8 |
Sta. Catarina do Fogo | 31 | 1.8 |
Parity | ||
1 child | 716 | 41.7 |
2 children | 522 | 30.4 |
3 children | 278 | 16.2 |
>3 children | 201 | 11.7 |