Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of...

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of the mothers and babies (N = 455)

Characteristics	n	%
Mothers' age (years) $(\bar{x} \pm SD)$	28.3 ± 6.4
16–25	161	35.4
26–35	218	47.9
36–44	76	16.7
Mothers' educational status
Primary school	116	25.5
Junior high school	65	14.3
Senior high school	180	39.5
University	94	20.7
Mothers' occupation
Housewife	337	74.1
Worker	41	9.0
Officer	77	16.9
Mothers' occupational status
Employed	132	29.0
Not employed	323	71.0
Family type
Nuclear	367	80.7
Extended	76	16.7
Fragmented	12	2.6
Family's socioeconomic status
Income less than expenses	89	19.6
Income equal to expenses	356	78.2
Income more than expenses	10	2.2
The number of children in the family
1	251	55.2
2	108	23.7
≥3	96	21.1
Gender of the babies
Female	251	55.2
Male	204	44.8
Baby's age (months)
0–6	330	72.5
7–12	125	27.5
Delivery type
Natural birth	274	60.2
Caesarean birth	181	39.8
Feeding method
Breast milk	242	53.2
Formula	16	3.5
Breast milk + formula	197	43.3

Characteristics	n	%
Mothers' age (years) $(\bar{x} \pm SD)$	28.3 ± 6.4
16–25	161	35.4
26–35	218	47.9
36–44	76	16.7
Mothers' educational status
Primary school	116	25.5
Junior high school	65	14.3
Senior high school	180	39.5
University	94	20.7
Mothers' occupation
Housewife	337	74.1
Worker	41	9.0
Officer	77	16.9
Mothers' occupational status
Employed	132	29.0
Not employed	323	71.0
Family type
Nuclear	367	80.7
Extended	76	16.7
Fragmented	12	2.6
Family's socioeconomic status
Income less than expenses	89	19.6
Income equal to expenses	356	78.2
Income more than expenses	10	2.2
The number of children in the family
1	251	55.2
2	108	23.7
≥3	96	21.1
Gender of the babies
Female	251	55.2
Male	204	44.8
Baby's age (months)
0–6	330	72.5
7–12	125	27.5
Delivery type
Natural birth	274	60.2
Caesarean birth	181	39.8
Feeding method
Breast milk	242	53.2
Formula	16	3.5
Breast milk + formula	197	43.3

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