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Table 2 Characteristics of mothers interviewed

From: Measurement of breastfeeding initiation: Ethiopian mothers’ perception about survey questions assessing early initiation of breastfeeding

Characteristic

N (%)

Woreda

  Basona

36 (74)

  Debrebirhan

13 (26)

Educational level

  Illiterate

19 (39)

  ≥ primary level education

30 (61)

Place of delivery

  Home

27 (55)

  Hospital

22 (45)

Parity

  Primiparous

10 (20)

  Multiparous

39 (80)

Time since last delivery

  < 6 months

12 (24)

  6-24 months

37 (76)

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International Breastfeeding Journal

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