Table 1 Health and sociodemographic characteristics of participants (n = 275), by EBF to 6 months
| EBF to 6 months (n = 145) | Did not EBF to 6 months (n = 130) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age, mean (sd) | 25.5 (4.8) | 24.4 (4.8) | 0.073 |
| ≤ Primary education, % | 63.6 | 59.1 | 0.461 |
| Married, % | 93.1 | 91.5 | 0.613 |
| Religion, % | |||
| Catholic | 17.1 | 16.3 | 0.751 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 23.6 | 24.8 | |
| Protestant | 35.7 | 31.8 | |
| Other Christian Denomination | 20.1 | 24.0 | |
| African Traditional | 3.5 | 3.1 | |
| Ethnic group, % | |||
| Luo | 87.9 | 85.2 | 0.517 |
| Household size, mean (sd) | 7.1 (3.2) | 6.9 (3.4) | 0.627 |
| Household wealth, % | |||
| Moderate | 23.8 | 24.6 | 0.196 |
| High | 28.7 | 38.2 | |
| Household location, % | |||
| Rural | 31.7 | 39.2 | 0.100 |
| Peri-urban | 42.8 | 15.4 | |
| Urban | 25.5 | 45.4 | |
| HIV-infected, % | 62.1 | 30.8 | < 0.001 |
| Primiparous, % | 27.8 | 27.1 | 0.905 |
| Intention to breastfeed, % | 83.8 | 70.6 | 0.041 |
| Knowledgeable about breastfeeding, % | 4.4 | 7.6 | 0.197 |
| Breastfeeding self-efficacy (0–56), mean (sd) | 39.0 (0.7) | 37.8 (10.4) | 0.320 |
| Maternal BMI at 6 weeks postpartum, mean (sd) | 22.8 (0.3) | 24.0 (0.3) | 0.003 |
| Maternal food insecurity at 6 weeks postpartum (0–27), mean (sd) | 12.1 (5.4) | 11.4 (6.1) | 0.296 |
| Maternal hunger at 6 weeks postpartum (0–6), mean (sd) | 1.9 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.4) | 0.201 |
| Social support at 6 weeks postpartum (0–40), mean (sd) | 28.6 (7.2) | 27.5 (7.7) | 0.201 |
| Probable depression (CES-D > 16) at 6 weeks postpartum, % | 14.0 | 22.0 | 0.093 |