Variable	Optimally breastfed for age (children < 6 months; n = 946 (%))	P-⁠value	Optimally breastfed for age (children 6- 23 months; n = 2803 (%))	P-⁠value	Optimally breastfed for age (children 0-23 months; n = 3749 (%))	p-⁠value
Emotional IPV
No	236 (32.1)	0.827	1372 (70.5)	0.821	1608 (60.62)	0.986
Yes	85 (30.9)		574 (70.1)		659 (60.58)
Physical IPV
No	280 (31.2)	0.651	1672 (71.2)	0.050	1952 (61.1)	0.186
Yes	41 (34.8)		274 (65.4)		315 (57.2)
Sexual IPV
No	306 (32.3)	0.176	1841(70.3)	0.6244	2147 (60.7)	0.627
Yes	15 (22.5)		105 (72.5)		120 (58.6)
Any IPV
No	221 (31.7)	0.967	1306 (70.3)	0.885	1527 (60.3)	0.683
Yes	100 (31.9)		640 (70.6)		740 (61.2)
Number of forms of IPV
0	221 (31.7)	0.148	1306 (70.3)	0.017	1527 (60.4)	0.090
1	64 (29.9)		388 (74.7)		452 (64.5)
2	31 (41.9)		191 (62.2)		222 (56.9)
3	5 (10.6)		61 (71.9)		66 (53.7)
Woman’s age in years
15 - 19	17 (24.4)	0.644	133 (86.2)	<0.001	150 (64.1)	0.093
20 – 29	185 (32.6)		1016 (70.5)		1194 (61.1)
30 – 39	112 (32.9)		667 (66.7)		779 (58.1)
40 – 49	14 (27.6)		130 (77.7)		144 (67.9)
Woman’s educational level
No education	89 (24.5)	0.012	832 (86.3)	<0.001	919 (70.6)	<0.001
Primary	42 (25.4)		319 (68.6)		359 (58.4)
Secondary	148 (39.5)		670 (59.0)		813 (54.4)
Higher	51 (41.1)		125 (47.2)		176 (45.2)
Woman’s employment status
Currently unemployed	96 (28.4)	0.253	665 (77.1)	<0.001	761 (63.6)	0.053
Currently employed	225 (33.7)		1281 (67.2)		1506 (59.1)
Household wealth index
Poorest	50 (22.4)	0.008	488 (85.6)	<0.001	538 (70.2)	<0.001
Poorer	55 (25.0)		426 (82.3)		481 (67.2)
Middle	60 (29.5)		417 (69.0)		477 (60.1)
Richer	76 (39.8)		360 (64.4)		436 (58.0)
Richest	80 (40.36)		255 (50.9)		335 (48.1)
Sex of child
Male	155 (29.6)	0.338	995 (68.0)	0.0175	1150 (58.5)	0.040
Female	166 (33.9)		951 (73.1)		1117 (62.9)
Number of antenatal visits*
No ANC (0 visits)	44 (19.6)	0.090	435 (82.5)	<0.001	479 (65.9)	<0.001
1 - 3 visits	40 (30.7)		364 (82.3)		404 (66.9)
≥ 4 visits	228 (35.3)		1118 (63.8)		1346 (57.1)
Place of delivery
Domestic setting	132 (24.2)	<0.001	1131 (77.8)	<0.001	1260 (64.0)	<0.001
Health facility delivery	192 (41.6)		815 (61.2)		1007 (56.3)
Mode of childbirth
Vaginal	307 (31.4)	0.320	1896 (71.1)	<0.001	2203 (61.1)	0.004
Caesarean section	14 (41.0)		50 (46.8)		64 (45.1)
Parity
1	50 (28.37)	0.001	344 (62.51)	<0.001	394 (54.55)	0.005
2-3	156 (40.5)		675 (65.87)		831 (59.22)
4-5	79 (33.99)		488 (72.26)		567 (62.21)
>5	36 (17.95)		439 (81.08)		475 (65.58)
Type of place of residence
Urban	148 (35.3)	0.179	675 (60.3)	<0.001	823 (54.1)	<0.001
Rural	173 (29.1)		1271 (78.3)		1444 (65.6)
Region
North central	71 (36.6)	0.001	348 (70.3)	<0.001	419 (61.9)	<0.001
North East	38 (18.1)		408 (84.8)		446 (68.7)
North West	45 (25.0)		522 (84.3)		567 (68.8)
South East	42 (30.8)		221 (51.2)		253 (45.6)
South South	34 (35.9)		180 (50.4)		214 (46.9)
South West	91 (51.4)		277 (59.1)		368 (57.2)