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Table 1 Prevalence of maternal, hospital and child characteristics, Brazil, 2011

From: The baby-friendly hospital initiative and breastfeeding at birth in Brazil: a cross sectional study

Variable/categories

Numbera

Percentb

99 % CIb

Maternal age

 12–19 years

4170

18.8

17.7–20.1

 20–34 years

15454

70.9

69.7–72.1

 35 years or more

2232

10.2

9.4–11.1

 Missing

5

  

Skin color/Racec

 White

7486

34.3

31.9–36.9

 Black

1835

8.4

7.3–9.7

 Brown

12150

55.7

53.3–58.2

 Yellow

233

1.1

0.8–1.5

 Indigenous

91

0.4

0.2–0.7

 Missing

4

  

Maternal years of schoolingd

  < = 7

5572

25.7

23.8–27.7

 8 to 10

5566

25.7

24.4–27.0

 11 to 14

88556

39.4

37.1–41.8

 15 or more

2001

9.2

7.8–10.9

 Missing

103

  

Maternal work

 No

12885

59.1

57.4–60.8

 Yes

8913

40.9

39.2–42.6

 Missing

1

  

Marital status at delivery

 Without companion/spouse

3984

18.3

17.2–19.4

 With companion/spouse

17808

81.7

80.6–82.8

 Missing

6

  

Parity

 Primiparous

11618

53.3

52.0–54.6

 Multiparous

10180

46.7

45.4–48.0

 Missing

1

  

Brazilian region of residence

 North

2106

9.7

8.6–10.9

 Northeast

6160

28.3

26.0–30.6

 Southeast

9318

42.7

39.7–45.8

 South

2775

12.7

11.5–14.0

 Middle West

1440

6.6

5.5–7.9

 Missing

0

  

Intended pregnancy

 Yes

9619

44.4

43.0–45.8

 Did not intend to get pregnant now

5619

25.9

24.7–27.2

 Not at all

6420

29.6

28.2–31.1

 Missing

140

  

Funding of prenatal care

 No prenatal care

233

1.1

0,8–1.4

 Public

15065

69.3

67.1–71.4

 Mixed

825

3.8

3.3–4.4

 Private

5626

25.9

24.0–27-9

 Missing

49

  

Information about breastfeeding at prenatal care

 No prenatal care

233

1.1

0.8–1.4

 Yes

13848

35.0

33.1–36.9

 No

7624

63.5

61.6–65.4

 Missing

93

  

Smoking during pregnancy

 No

19712

90.5

89.6–91.3

 Yes, part of pregnancy

607

2.8

2.4–3.3

 Yes, whole pregnancy

1467

6.7

6.1–7.4

 Missing

13

  

Hospital funding

 Public

17272

79.2

77.2–81.1

 Private

4527

20.8

18.9–22.8

 Missing

0

  

Baby-Friendly Hospitale

 Yes

7159

32.8

25.7–40.9

 In process

1571

7.2

3.7–13.5

 No

13068

60.0

51.9–67.5

 Missing

0

  

Companion at hospital

 None

5201

23.9

20.0–28.2

 Part time companion

12171

55.9

51.3–60.3

 Full time companion

4418

20.3

16.5–24.6

 Missing

8

  

Type of delivery

 Normal

10249

47.0

44.0–50.0

 Forceps

312

1.4

0.9–2.3

 Intrapartum caesarean

1766

8.1

6.9–9.4

 Antepartum caesarean

9472

43.5

40.9–46.1

 Missing

0

  

Gestational age

 32 0/7 to 36 6/7 weeks

1905

8.7

7.7–10.0

 37 0/7 or more

19894

91.3

90.0–92.3

 Missing

0

  

Birth weight

 2500 g or more

20181

93.4

92.5–94.2

 1500–2499 g

1422

6.6

5.8–7.5

 Missing

195

  
  1. aFinal valid sample of selected mother-child that answered the ‘Birth in Brazil’ questionnaire in 2011, unweighted cases
  2. bFinal valid sample prevalence and 99 % Confidence Interval (99 % CI), considering the complex sample design
  3. cSelf-reported skin color/race, according to Brazilian classification based on ‘Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística’definitions, 2010
  4. dBased on ‘Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística’definitions, 2010
  5. eBased on hospital manager information