Determinants of the early initiation of breastfeeding in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Table 2 Time of initiation of breastfeeding

	Initiation of breastfeeding EIBF (%)
	< 1 Hour (less than 1 h.)		1 ≤ 24 h		> 24 Hours		Never breast fed
Region	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Northern (Hail): n = 300	79	26.3	86	28.7	84	28	51	17
Central (Riyadh): n = 500	192	38.4	145	29	115	23	48	9.6
Western (Jeddah): n = 300	135	45.0	98	33	52	17	15	5
Eastern (Dammam): n = 300	148	49.3	69	23	73	24.3	10	3.3
Southern (Jazan): n = 300	188	62.7	59	20	36	12	17	6
Total (KSA): n = 1700	742	43.6	457	26.9	360	21.2	141	8.3

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