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Variable/Category
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Frequency (%)
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Visit by a peer counselor during prenatal perioda
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No
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1817 (75.5)
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Yes
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502 (23.5)
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Visit by a peer counselor after deliverya
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No
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1797 (71.1)
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Yes
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532 (28.5)
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Membership in breastfeeding support groupsa
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No
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1683 (66.3)
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Yes
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650 (33.4)
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Place of residence
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Urban area
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2091 (77.6)
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Rural area
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252 (22.4)
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Age of mother in yearsa
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15–19
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179 (7.2)
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20–24
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634 (26.8)
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25–29
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634 (25.3)
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30–34
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521 (23.9)
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35–39
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246 (10.9)
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40–50
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120 (5.6)
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Monthly income (PhP)
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0–3800
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469 (21.3)
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3801 – 5999
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411 (16.6)
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6000 – 8999
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524 (21.0)
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9000 – 15,999
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480 (20.8)
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16,000+
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459 (20.4)
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Employment status of mother
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Employed
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2167 (92.3)
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Unemployed
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176 (7.7)
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Employment status of partnera
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Employed
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2096 (88.7)
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Unemployed
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85 (3.8)
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Marital statusa
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Married/Living together
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2176 (92.2)
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Never married/separated/divorced/widowed
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163 (7.6)
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Combined variable for marital status and employment status of partnera
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Single mother
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163 (7.6)
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Has employed partner/spouse
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2090 (88.4)
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Has unemployed partner/spouse
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85 (3.8)
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Membership in a conditional cash incentive program of the government (4Ps)a
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No
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1853 (76.8)
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Yes
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487 (23.1)
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Prenatal care providera
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Doctor/Nurse/Midwife
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2271 (96.3)
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None/Traditional Birth Attendant
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61 (3.5)
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Mode of deliverya
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Normal
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2139 (90.8)
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Caesarean/other
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195 (8.6)
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Birth attendanta
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Skilled
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1805 (75.4)
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Traditional birth attendant/none/self/relatives/underboard midwife
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512 (23.7)
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Place of deliverya
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Home-based
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667 (32.2)
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Government healthcare facility
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1434 (57.4)
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Private healthcare facility
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225 (9.6)
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Sex of child
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Boy
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1182 (51.5)
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Girl
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1161 (48.5)
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Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birtha
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Early
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1500 (63.1)
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Late
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763 (35.2)
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Exclusive breastfeeding at six monthsa,b
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No
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1155 (62.7)
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Yes
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621 (34.7)
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- aHas missing data
- bn = 1865 infants who are at least six months old
