Effect of timely initiation of breastfeeding on child health in Ghana

Health Economics Review

Table 2 Descriptive statistics of categorical variables

Variable	Frequencies	Percentages	Cumulative%
Mother’s Education
No education	930	38.1	38.1
Primary	569	23.31	61.41
Secondary	889	36.42	97.83
Tertiary	53	2.17	100
Wealth of household
Poor	1,343	55.02	55.02
Middle	396	16.22	71.24
Rich	702	28.76	100
Child Size
Small	345	14.28	14.28
Average	734	30.38	44.66
Large	1,337	55.34	100
Sex of child
Female	1,213	49.69	49.69
Male	1,228	50.31	100
Mother’s Occupation
Not Working	230	9.47	9.47
Informal Sector	2,136	87.98	97.44
Formal	62	2.55	100
Initiation of breastfeeding
Immediately	963	39.94	39.94
Hours after birth	1,047	43.43	83.37
Days after birth	401	16.63	100

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