Variables | Numbers (n) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
ANC follow up | ||
Yes | 527 | 90.4 |
Frequency of ANC visits | ||
Once | 38 | 7.3 |
Twice | 81 | 15.6 |
3 times | 137 | 26.4 |
> 4 times | 263 | 50.7 |
Breastfeeding counseling during pregnancy | ||
Yes | 340 | 58.4 |
Place of Delivery | ||
Home | 263 | 45.3 |
Health facility | 318 | 54.7 |
Mode of delivery | ||
Vaginal delivery | 571 | 97.8 |
Cesarean section | 13 | 2.2 |
Did anyone help you with breastfeeding? | ||
Yes | 251 | 43.1 |
Timing of support on breastfeeding received | ||
No support | 333 | 57.0 |
Within 1 h | 206 | 35.3 |
Within 24 h | 35 | 6.0 |
After 24 h | 10 | 1.7 |
Where did you get the support? | ||
Home | 59 | 23.7 |
Health facility | 190 | 76.3 |
Initiation of breastfeeding | ||
Within 1 h | 479 | 82.6 |
Above 1 h | 101 | 17.4 |
Prelacteal feeding | ||
Yes | 9 | 1.5 |
Frequency of breastfeeding | ||
< 8 times per day | 41 | 7.1 |
> 8 times per day | 536 | 92.9 |
Colostrum feeding | ||
Yes | 515 | 88.3 |
Is the child still breastfeeding? | ||
Yes | 580 | 99.5 |
Breastfeeding problem | ||
Yes | 20 | 3.4 |
Mother’s knowledge of breastfeeding initiation | ||
Within 1 h | 515 | 88.6 |
Within 24 h | 66 | 11.4 |
Mother’s knowledge about colostrum feeding | ||
Discarding | 120 | 20.6 |
Feeding to the new baby | 462 | 79.4 |
Exclusive breastfeeding practices | ||
Yes | 513 | 88.0 |