| Indicator |  | % (N = 84) |
---|---|---|---|
Maternal characteristics | Mother/caregiver mean age (yrs) | 34.7 ± 11.7 |  |
Maternal education | Primary (up to grade 7) | 20 | |
Secondary (grade 8–11) | 50 | ||
Matric (grade 12) | 29 | ||
Post matric | 1 | ||
Maternal source of income | None | 26 | |
Child support grant only | 61 | ||
Child support grant and other sources | 4 | ||
Government grant | 5 | ||
Pension | 1 | ||
Domestic worker | 2 | ||
Trainee | 1 | ||
Household characteristics | Household head | Female-headed households | 56 |
Male-headed households | 44 | ||
Household head source of income | None | 21 | |
Old age grant | 17 | ||
Government grant | 27 | ||
Pension | 4 | ||
Part-time/full time job | 31 | ||
Household mean food expenditure per month | R1124 ± R667 |  | |
Mean household size | 6.9 ± 3.6 persons |  | |
Child characteristics | Mean age in months | 16.3 ± 6.1 |  |
Sex of child | Female | 56 | |
Male | 44 | ||
Infant breastfeeding practices | Immediate breastfeeding initiation | 79 | |
Feeding colostrum | 79 | ||
Never breastfed | 21 | ||
Exclusive breastfeeding for first 6 months of life | Mothers continued breastfeeding till: 12.3 ± 6.1 months | 36 | |
Mixed feeding | Mean initiation started at: 2.3 ± 1.4 months | 16 | |
 | Substitute breastfeeding feedinga | Mean initiation age: 2.0 ± 1.5 months | 49 |