From: Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in the tamale metropolis of Ghana
Variables | Exclusive breast feeding | Total | Pearson Chi-square value | P-values | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||||
Education of mother | JHS and lower | 151 | 53 | 204 | 3.708 | .157 |
SSS | 65 | 35 | 100 | |||
Tertiary | 68 | 21 | 89 | |||
Total | 284 | 109 | 393 | |||
Employment Status | Unemployed | 96 | 41 | 137 | .504 | .478 |
Worker | 188 | 68 | 256 | |||
Total | 284 | 109 | 393 | |||
Sex of child | Female | 173 | 54 | 227 | 4.177 | .041 |
Males | 111 | 55 | 166 | |||
Total | 284 | 109 | 393 | |||
Age of mother | 25 years and below | 180 | 59 | 239 | 2.828 | .093 |
25 years and more | 104 | 50 | 154 | |||
Total | 284 | 109 | 393 | |||
Income-Status | Ghc1000 and less (low income) | 99 | 36 | 135 | .554 | .758 |
Ghc1000–2000 (middle income) | 148 | 61 | 209 | |||
Ghc2000 and more (high Income) | 37 | 12 | 49 | |||
Total | 284 | 109 | 393 |