Table 2 Counselling during pregnancy and Knowledge of the women on different breastfeeding subjects (n = 536)
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Counselled on BF/Infant feeding | ||
Yes | 274 | 51.1 |
No | 262 | 48.9 |
Type of advice given (multiple answers were recorded) | ||
Positioning | 151 | 55.1 |
Attachment | 122 | 44.5 |
Mastitis | 52 | 19.0 |
Colostrum | 111 | 40.5 |
Exclusive breastfeeding | 227 | 83.0 |
Knowledge on Colostrum giving | ||
Yes | 507 | 94.6 |
No | 14 | 2.6 |
Don’t know | 15 | 2.8 |
Knowledge on EBF definition | ||
Correct definition | 436 | 81.3 |
Not Correct | 100 | 18.7 |
Knowledge on time to Introduce complementary feeds | ||
Knowledgeable | 446 | 83.2 |
Not Knowledgeable | 90 | 16.8 |
Knowledge on time of Breastfeeding initiation | ||
Within 1 h after delivery | 379 | 70.7 |
After 1 h but within 24 h | 32 | 6.0 |
After 24 h | 3 | 0.6 |
Don’t know | 122 | 22.8 |
Intention to practice Exclusive breastfeeding | ||
Exclusive breastfeeding | 447 | 83.4 |
Other means of feeding | 89 | 16.6 |
aKnowledge on appropriate breastfeeding practices | ||
Knowledgeable | 328 | 61.2 |
Not knowledgeable | 208 | 38.8 |