Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding of Infants under Six Months among Cambodian Mothers

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and maternal healthcare access and behaviors.

Characteristics
	Freq.	%
Residence
Urban	99	13.8
Rural	618	86.2
Maternal age in years
<18	33	4.6
18-34	634	88.5
35-49	49	6.9
Mean mother age in year (SD)	26.2 (0.4)
Maternal education ()
No schooling	81	11.3
Primary school	353	49.3
Secondary school/higher	282	39.4
Current marital status
Currently married/in union	692	96.5
Formerly married	25	3.5
Employment
No job/not working	297	41.5
Agricultural/self-employed	190	26.5
Professional/technical/sales	114	15.9
Others	116	16.1
Wealth index
Low	296	41.4
Middle	152	21.1
High	269	37.5
Religion
Buddhist	686	95.8
Others	30	4.2
Infant weight at birth (gram)
≥2500	649	90.6
<2500	67	9.4
Mean infant weight in gram (SD)	3468.7 (1780)
Birth order
1^st	305	42.6
2^nd	226	31.6
3^rd	98	13.6
≥4^th	87	12.2
Sex of infant
Boy	344	48.0
Girl	373	52.0
Infant age in months ()
≤1	210	29.4
2–3	257	35.8
4–5	249	34.8
Mean age of infant in month (SD)	2.7 (1.6)
Singleton child status
Single birth	704	98.2
Twin or multiple	13	1.8
Exclusive breastfeeding	467	65.2
Early breastfeeding (in hour)
≥1 hour	253	36.2
<1 hour	445	63.8
Maternal delivery place
Public hospitals	532	74.3
Private facilities	127	17.7
Others	57	8.0
Delivery by cesarean section	75	10.5
Report of smoking cigarette	18	2.6
Current contraceptive use	129	17.9
Received at least 4 ANC checks during pregnancy	406	56.6
Received PNC check within two months of delivery	577	83.3