Table 4 Type of support systemand source of information of mothers about exclusive breastfeeding among those who have an infant less than six monthold in Motta town, East Gojjam zone, Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Responses | Frequecy | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Husband support (n = 353) | Yes | 310 | 87.8 |
Religious father support (n = 405) | Yes | 20 | 4.9 |
Organizational support of EBF (n = 82) | Yes | 4 | 3.7 |
Cultural support of EBF (n = 405) | Yes | 2 | 0.5 |
Source of information about exclusive breastfeeding | Radio | 34 | 9.4 |
Television | 174 | 48.1 | |
Health extension workers | 307 | 84.8 | |
Health workers | 240 | 66.3 | |
Relatives/neighbors/ friends | 32 | 8.8 |