The Effect of Early Initiation of Breastfeeding on Neonatal Mortality among Low Birth Weight in Aceh Province, Indonesia: An Unmatched Case Control Study
Table 3
Characteristics of family.
Variables
Group
Case (250)
Control (250)
(%)
(%)
Maternal death
Mother dead
0 (0)
2 (0.8)
Mother alive
250 (100.0)
248 (99.2)
Age of mother
20 or 35 years old
68 (27.2)
39 (15.6)
20–35 years old
182 (72.8)
211 (84.4)
Birth interval
2 or 5 years
85 (34.0)
49 (19.6)
2–5 years
165 (66.0)
201 (80.4)
Parity
1 or 5 times
116 (46.4)
103 (41.2)
2–4 times
134 (53.6)
147 (58.8)
Maternal education level
Elementary school-high school
221 (88.4)
214 (85.6)
Diploma-master's
29 (13.6)
36 (14.4)
Paternal education level
Elementary school-senior high school
228 (91.2)
216 (86.4)
Diploma and above
22 (8.8)
34 (13.6)
Paternal smoking
Smoker and smoke around the mother when she is pregnant
219 (87.6)
195 (78)
Not smoker or smoker but did not smoke around the mother when she is pregnant
