Table 2 |
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| Characteristics of infants of mothers who completed and did not complete referral | ||
| Characteristics of infants | Referral completed (n = 104) | Referral not completed (n = 6) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 52 (50) | 2 (33.3) |
| Female | 52 (50) | 4 (66.7) |
| Age at interview | ||
| < 6weeks | 8 (7.7) | 1 (16.7) |
| 6 weeks - 9 weeks | 9 (8.9) | 1 (16.7) |
| 10 weeks −13 weeks | 6 (5.7) | 1 (16.7) |
| 14 weeks −16 weeks | 5 (4.8) | 1 (16.7) |
| > 16 weeks | 76 (73.0) | 2 (33.3) |
| Age at first referral | ||
| Less than 2weeks | 22 (21.1) | 2 (33.3) |
| 2–4 weeks | 41 (39.4) | 3 (50) |
| 5–8 weeks | 32 (30.8) | 0 |
| 9–12 weeks | 7 (6.7) | 1 (16.7) |
| Do not know | 2 (1.9) | 0 |
| Alive at time of interview | ||
| Alive | 98 (94.2) | 6 (100) |
| Died | 6 (5.8) | 0 |
| Breastfed in the 24 hours before the interview | ||
| Yes | 38 (36.5) | 4 (66.7) |
| No | 60 (57.7) | 2 (33.3) |
| Missing | 6 (5.8) | 0 (0) |
Data are number (%).
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