Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents
| Characteristics |
Total n = 241 (%) |
Disclosed HM use n = 132 (%) |
Did not disclose n = 109 (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 20 | 43 (17.8) | 19 (14.4) | 24 (22.0) | 0.220 |
| 21–30 | 170 (70.5) | 99 (75.0) | 71 (65.1) | |
| ≥ 31 | 28 (11.6) | 14 (10.6) | 14 (12.8) | |
| Education level | ||||
| Primary and under | 126 (52.3) | 54 (40.9) | 72 (66.1) | < 0.001 |
| Secondary | 77 (32.0) | 54 (40.9) | 23 (21.1) | |
| College or above | 38 (15.8) | 24 (18.2) | 14 (12.8) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Yes | 44 (18.3) | 32 (24.2) | 12 (11.0) | 0.008 |
| No | 197 (81.7) | 100 (75.8) | 97 (89.0) | |
| Household income | ||||
| Low | 72 (29.9) | 30 (22.7) | 42 (38.5) | 0.015 |
| Middle | 52 (21.6) | 28 (21.2) | 24 (22.0) | |
| High | 117 (48.5) | 74 (56.1) | 43 (39.4) | |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 115 (47.7) | 49 (37.1) | 66 (60.6) | < 0.001 |
| Urban | 126 (52.3) | 83 (62.9) | 43 (39.4) | |
| Perceived health status | ||||
| Fair/worse | 66 (27.4) | 30 (22.7) | 36 (33.0) | 0.074 |
| Good | 175 (72.6) | 102 (77.3) | 73 (67.0) | |
| Pregnancy term | ||||
| Pre term | 21 (8.7) | 10 (7.6) | 11 (10.1) | 0.491 |
| Full term | 220 (91.3) | 122 (92.4) | 98 (89.9) | |
| Type of delivery | ||||
| Normal | 150 (62.2) | 90 (68.2) | 60 (55.0) | 0.036 |
| Caesarian | 91 (37.8) | 42 (31.8) | 49 (45.0) | |
| ANC visits | ||||
| ≤ 3 times | 30 (12.4) | 7 (5.3) | 23 (21.1) | < 0.001 |
| 4 or more | 211 (87.6) | 125 (94.7) | 86 (78.9) | |
| Birth weight | ||||
| < 2.5 kg | 39 (16.2) | 19 (14.4) | 20 (18.3) | 0.249 |
| 2.5–3.0 kg | 111 (46.1) | 57 (43.2) | 54 (49.5) | |
| > 3.0 kg | 91 (37.8) | 56 (42.4) | 35 (32.1) | |
| Complications during pregnancy | ||||
| Yes | 86 (35.7) | 43 (32.6) | 43 (39.4) | 0.268 |
| No | 155 (64.3) | 89 (67.4) | 66 (60.6) | |
| Complications during and after child birthª | ||||
| Yes | 101 (41.9) | 43 (32.6) | 58 (53.2) | 0.001 |
| No | 140 (58.1) | 89 (67.4) | 51 (46.8) | |
| Newborn complications* | ||||
| Yes | 35 (14.5) | 13 (9.8) | 22 (20.2) | 0.023 |
| No | 206 (85.5) | 119 (90.2) | 87 (79.8) | |
| Congenital malformations/ birth defects on newborn | ||||
| Yes | 7 (2.9) | 2 (1.5) | 5 (4.6) | 0.158 |
| No | 234 (97.1) | 130 (98.5) | 104 (95.4) | |