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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Maternal education, self-reported illness concepts, health-seeking behaviours and breastfeeding practices of rural Nigerian market women

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Article: 2183563 | Received 26 May 2022, Accepted 18 Feb 2023, Published online: 02 Mar 2023

Figures & data

Figure 1. Study locations on the map of Plateau State, Nigeria.

Map of Plateau State was taken from https://nigeriazipcodes.com/494/plateau-state-zip-code-map/ and inserts included to produce the above Figure.
Figure 1. Study locations on the map of Plateau State, Nigeria.

Table 1. Age and distribution of the studied market women, with respect to relevant characteristics

Table 2. Breastfeeding practice, illness concepts and health-seeking behaviours (related to infectious diseases) of the studied market women

Figure 2. Correlations between length of mothers’ education and some relevant factors in the studied population of mothers.

Note: that 1 represents the right illness concept or HSB (in Figure ), while 4 represents exclusive breastfeeding beyond 6 months (in Figure )
Figure 2. Correlations between length of mothers’ education and some relevant factors in the studied population of mothers.