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Table 3 Breastfeeding initiation practice among women in Debre Berhan town, 2015 (n = 548)
| 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 |
