Table 1 Median breastfeeding duration with Kaplan-Meier analysis including all the infants (n = 235) and a Mantel-Cox log rank test to compare ranking of the estimates
n (%) | Median in months | 95% CI | Log Rank test (Mantel-Cox) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother's education | χ 2 = 24.0 (4 df a ) | |||
None | 27 (11) | 18 | 15.0 – 21.0 | p < 0.001 |
Stopped in primary | 125 (53) | 14 | 12.1 – 15.9 | |
Completed primary (7 years) | 39 (17) | 12 | 8.0 – 16.0 | |
Secondary education | 37 (16) | 8 | 6.8 – 9.2 | |
Higher education (≥ 12 years) | 7 (3) | 3 | 0 – 10.2 | |
Father's education | χ 2 = 11.4 (4 df) | |||
None | 14 (6) | b | b | p < 0.05 |
Stopped in primary | 72 (32) | 13 | 11.6 – 14.4 | |
Completed primary (7 years) | 62 (27) | 15 | 11.8 – 18.2 | |
Secondary education | 50 (22) | 9 | 7.3 – 10.7 | |
Higher education (≥ 12 years) | 30 (13) | 8 | 3.8 – 12.2 | |
Mother's age | χ 2 = 1.7 (1 df ac ) | |||
≤ 24 | 22 (10) | 18 | 16.3 – 19.7 | p = 0.20 |
25 – 29 | 61 (26) | 12 | 10.9 – 13.1 | |
30 – 34 | 85 (36) | 12 | 11.3 – 12.7 | |
≥ 35 | 67 (29) | 12 | 11.3 – 12.7 | |
Marital status | χ 2 = 2.5 (2 df) | |||
Married/cohabiting | 91 (39) | 12 | 9.4 – 14.6 | p = 0.29 |
Widowed | 112 (48) | 12 | 11.4 – 12.6 | |
Divorced/separated or single | 32 (14) | 13 | 4.5 – 21.5 | |
Socio-economic status | χ 2 = 9.3 (1 df c ) | |||
Bottom quintile, poorest | 47 (20) | 17 | 15.2 – 18.8 | p < 0.01 |
2nd quintile | 47 (20) | 12 | 11.3 – 12.7 | |
3rd quintile | 46 (20) | 9 | 6.0 – 12.0 | |
4th quintile | 48 (20) | 16 | 11.4 – 20.6 | |
Top quintile, least poor | 46 (20) | 8 | 5.9 – 10.1 | |
Mother's work | χ 2 = 7.5 (1 df) | |||
Farming | 201 (86) | 12 | 10.9 – 13.1 | p < 0.01 |
Do not farm | 34 (14) | 8 | 6.9 – 9.1 | |
Living area | χ 2 = 3.3 (1 df) | |||
Rural | 205 (87) | 12 | 11.0 – 13.0 | p = 0.07 |
Urban | 30 (13) | 8 | 4.7 – 11.3 | |
HIV-diagnosis | χ 2 = 10.1 (1 df) | |||
After delivery | 85 (36) | 15 | 10.5 – 19.5 | p < 0.01 |
Before delivery | 150 (64) | 12 | 10.4 – 13.6 | |
Participation in the PMTCT-program | χ 2 = 17.5 (1 df) | |||
Did not attend | 107 (46) | 14 | 10.8 – 17.2 | p < 0.001 |
Attended | 128 (54) | 9 | 7.2 – 10.8 | |
Anyone talked about breastfeeding | χ 2 = 12.6 (1 df) | |||
No | 44 (19) | 18 | 15.7 – 20.3 | p < 0.001 |
Yes | 191 (81) | 12 | 11.5 – 12.5 | |
Mothers' self-rated health | χ 2 = 0.1 (1 df c ) | |||
Very healthy | 33 (14) | 12 | 9.5 – 14.5 | p = 0.73 |
Quite healthy | 138 (59) | 12 | 11.4 – 12.6 | |
Not very healthy | 64 (27) | 14 | 9.7 – 18.3 | |
Mothers'-rated health of child | χ 2 = 0.4 (1 df c ) | |||
Very healthy | 37 (16) | 9 | 5.1 – 12.9 | p = 0.54 |
Quite healthy | 111 (48) | 12 | 10.1 – 13.9 | |
Not very healthy | 83 (36) | 12 | 10.8 – 13.2 | |
Belief about 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding | χ 2 = 9.2 (1 df c ) | |||
Sure it would be good | 29 (12) | 7 | 5.6 – 8.4 | p < 0.01 |
Think it would be good | 42 (18) | 12 | 8.6 – 15.4 | |
Think it would hurt | 104 (44) | 12 | 11.0 – 13.0 | |
Sure it would hurt | 59 (25) | 15 | 12.0 – 18.0 |