Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables used in the regression
Ideational Dimension | Domain | Questions/probes | Variables | Response category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exclusive breastfeeding six months after birth | Yes | 297 | 9.9 | |||
No | 2710 | 90.1 | ||||
Cognitive | Knowledge | aIn your opinion, what are the benefits, if any, for mothers who exclusively breastfeed their infant for the first six months of life? | aSpontaneously reports any benefits of EBF practice (first six months of infants’ life) for the mother | YES | 1480 | 49.2 |
No | 1527 | 50.8 | ||||
bWhat can a mother do to protect the health of her newborn baby immediately after delivery? | Spontaneously mentions immediate breastfeeding as a method to protect the health of the newborn after delivery | YES | 1903 | 63.3 | ||
No | 1104 | 36.7 | ||||
Belief | A mother’s breastmilk immediately after birth is bad milk. | Agreed (strongly or somewhat) that mother’s breastmilk after birth is bad milk | Agree | 741 | 24.6 | |
Disagree | 2266 | 75.4 | ||||
Social | Injunctive norm | It is important for mothers to only give their child breastmilk during the first 6 months after birth. | Agreed on the importance of mothers to give their child only breastmilk in the first six months of infant’s life | Agree | 1760 | 58.5 |
Disagree | 1247 | 41.5 | ||||
Descriptive norms | Most women in my community only give their infants breastmilk, and no water, for the first six months after birth | Agreed that most women in the community give infants only breastmilk in the first six months of life. | Agree | 1176 | 39.1 | |
Disagree | 1831 | 60.9 | ||||
Social influence | Besides yourself, who else may influence your decision about whether to breastfeed or not? | Who influences mothers’ decision to breastfeed? | Partner | 1444 | 48.0 | |
Friend and family or no one else | 1563 | 52.0 | ||||
Maternal regular attendance at community meetings | yes | 183 | 6.2 | |||
no | 2775 | 93.8 | ||||
Emotional | Self-efficacy | How confident are you that you could exclusively breastfeed your child for the first six months of life? | Confident to exclusively breastfeed a child in the first six month | Confident | 1500 | 49.9 |
uncertain | 1507 | 50.2 | ||||
Sociodemographic /Socioeconomic variables. | – | ANC attendance (4+ visits) | yes | 705 | 23.6 | |
No | 2289 | 76.6 | ||||
– | Number of equivalent adults in a household | Mean | 3007 | 2.9 | ||
Maternal Age | 15–19 | 370 | 12.3 | |||
20–24 | 895 | 29.8 | ||||
25–29 | 811 | 27.0 | ||||
30–34 | 548 | 18.2 | ||||
35–39 | 268 | 8.9 | ||||
40–44 | 90 | 3.0 | ||||
45–49 | 25 | 0.8 | ||||
Maternal education | None or Islamic Primary and higher education | 2510 497 | 83.4 16.5 | |||
Socioeconomic status | Household possessions | Household wealth index. | Mean Range Standard deviation | 3007 | 0.369 0–1 0.483 |