Table 3 Exclusive breastfeeding by different factors for mothers in Gozamin district, northwest Ethiopia (n = 478)
Characteristics | Exclusive breastfeeding | |
|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | |
Exclusive breastfeeding | ||
 Yes | 355 | 74.1 |
 No | 123 | 25.9 |
Sex of infant | ||
 Male | 189 | 73 |
 Female | 169 | 77.2 |
Delivery attendant | ||
 Health professional | 377 | 78.4 |
 Relative/friend | 21 | 43.8 |
Birth interval | ||
 First pregnancy | 157 | 81.8 |
 27–38 months | 31 | 75.6 |
  ≥ 39 months | 170 | 69.4 |
Number of children | ||
 1–3 | 317 | 76.6 |
  ≥ 4 | 41 | 64.1 |