Table 3 Feeding practices among mothers of children aged 24 months or less in the Woldia, Kobo and Lalibela towns of North- Eastern Ethiopia, March 2015
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Ever breastfeeding (n = 782) | ||
Yes | 769 | 98.3 |
No | 13 | 1.7 |
Early initiation of breastfeeding (n = 782) | ||
Yes | 601 | 76.9 |
No | 168 | 21.5 |
Have you ever heard about breastfeeding? (n = 782) | ||
Yes | 504 | 64.5 |
No | 278 | 35.5 |
Where did you get the information? (n = 504)a | ||
Health facility | 429 | 85.1 |
Family | 76 | 15.0 |
Mass media | 73 | 14.5 |
Others | 32 | 6.3 |
Type of information (n = 504)a | ||
Benefits of breastfeeding | 366 | 72.6 |
Techniques of breastfeeding | 312 | 61.9 |
Breast milk initiation time | 232 | 46.0 |
Others | 85 | 16.9 |
Prelacteal feeding (n = 782) | ||
Yes | 87 | 11.1 |
No | 695 | 88.9 |
Reasons for prelacteal feeding (n = 87)a | ||
Culture | 47 | 54.0 |
No enough milk | 35 | 40.2 |
Breast pain | 2 | 2.3 |
I was sick | 5 | 5.7 |
Others | 3 | 3.4 |
Influenced to give prelacteal feeding (n = 87) | ||
Yes | 68 | 78.1 |
No | 19 | 21.83 |
Influential individual for prelacteal feeding (n = 68) | ||
Husband | 3 | 4.4 |
Traditional birth attendant | 26 | 38.2 |
Child’s grandmother | 39 | 57.3 |
Colostrum feeding (n = 782) | ||
Yes | 695 | 88.9 |
No | 87 | 11.1 |
Reasons for not feeding colostrum (n = 87) | ||
Not clean | 23 | 26.4 |
Difficult for the baby | 13 | 14.9 |
Will cause abdominal pain | 32 | 36.8 |
Not important | 6 | 3.4 |
Others | 3 | 6.9 |