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Table 4 What helped women choose breastfeeding*

From: Constraints to exclusive breastfeeding practice among breastfeeding mothers in Southwest Nigeria: implications for scaling up

Variable

N

%

Encouragement from mother

31

84

Social pressure on mothers

18

67

My personal determination/experience

24

65

Husband encouraged me

19

51

Nurse and midwife

17

46

Encouragement from mother-law

16

43

Media

13

35

My neighbours encouraged me

11

30

Members of my religious affiliation encouraged me

10

27

  1. *Women could give more than one reason