|
Variables
|
Category
|
Number
|
Percent
|
|---|
|
Ever breastfed
|
Yes
|
538
|
98.2
|
|
No
|
10
|
1.8
|
|
Initiation (n = 538)
|
Immediately
|
444
|
82.5
|
|
Lately (after 1 h)
|
94
|
17.5
|
|
Fed colostrum
|
Yes
|
497
|
92.4
|
|
No
|
41
|
7.6
|
|
Prelacteal feeding
|
Yes
|
133
|
24.3
|
|
No
|
415
|
75.7
|
|
Types of prelacteal feeding (n = 133)
|
Plain water
|
77
|
57.6
|
|
Infant formula
|
31
|
23.3
|
|
Water sugar solution
|
25
|
19.1
|
|
Reason for prelacteal feeding (n = 133)
|
Lack of information
|
38
|
28.6
|
|
Milk insufficiency
|
33
|
24.8
|
|
Maternal/infant illness
|
32
|
24
|
|
Othera
|
30
|
22.6
|
-
a C/S, culture, unwillingness
