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Table 4 Summarized mothers’ practice about EBF

From: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in East Africa: a systematic review

Practices variables

Tsedeke [26] et al.

Ethiopia,220

Jino [27] et al. Rwanda,90

Mohamed

[29] et al.

Kenya

,281

Adrawa [31]

et al.

Uganda 385

Petit [32] et al.

Uganda 203

Gewa [35] et

al Kenya 400

Bayissa [36] et al.

Ethiopia 403

Asfaw et al. [33] 2015 Ethiopia

634

Nkala [34] et al.

Tanzania 402

Wana [37] et al.

Ethiopia 351

Ballo [38] et al.

Ethiopia 384

Tadele [39] et al.

Ethiopia n = 314

Warillea [40] et al.

South Sudan 384

Shirima et al. [41] 2001,

Tanzania,

N = 640

Total

%

1. When did you start breastfeeding after delivery?

 Within one hour

142 (64.5%)

 

200 (74.1%)

264 (68.6%)

 

350 (87.5%)

264 (71.2)

448 (70.7%)

366 (91%)

216 (61.5%)

335 (87.2%)

188 (59.9%)

296 (76.8%)

429 (67.0%)

72.9

 After one hour

78 (35.5%)

 

70 (25.9%)

121 (31.4%)

 

50 (12.1%)

93 (25.1%)

186 (29.3%)

36 (9%)

135 (38.5%

49 (12.8%)

126 (40.1%)

89 (23.2%)

211 (32.9%)

25.9

2. What is the Daily frequency of breastfeeding?

 On-demand

           

209 (66.6%)

  

15.8

 Regularly

           

101 (32.2%)

  

7.6

 Randomly

           

4 (1.3%)

  

0.3

  < 4 times a day

6 (2.73%)

             

0.4

  > 4 times a day

214 (97.3)

             

16.6

  < 8

      

149 (40.2%)

       

11.5

8 to12

      

190 (51.2%)

  

49 (14%)

    

18.0

  > 12

      

32 (8.6%)

  

302 (86%)

    

25.2

3. Do you breastfeed your baby exclusively?

 Yes

160 (72.7%)

31 (34.4%)

128 (45.5%)

162 (42.1%)

101 (49.8%)

272 (68%)

305 (82.2%)

435 (68.6%)

232 (58%)

197 (56.1%)

140 (30.5%)

83 (26.4%)

243 (63.2%)

 

55.9

 No

60 (27.3%)

59 (65.5%)

153 (54.5%)

223 (57.9%)

102 (50.1%)

128 (32%)

66 (17.8%)

199 (31.4%)

170 (42%)

154 (43.9%)

244 (63.5%)

231 (73.6%)

141 (36.7%)

 

43.3

4. Did you give colostrum to your baby?

 Yes

164 (74.6%)

 

204 (75.3%)

  

387 (96.7%)

 

505 (79.9%)

     

471 (73.5%)

79.5

 No

56 (25.5%)

 

67 (24.7%)

  

13 (3.3%)

 

129 (20.3%)

     

169 (26.4%)

19.9

5. Have you given your last baby anything before initiating breastfeeding (Prelacteal food)?

 Yes

12 (6.25%)

 

106 (37.7%)

   

36 (9.7%)

 

88 (22%)

 

124 (32. %)

243 (77.4%)

156 (40.6%)

194 (30.3%)

31.6

 No

208 (94.5%)

 

175 (62.23%)

   

335 (90.3%)

 

314 (78%)

 

260 (68%)

71 (22.6%)

228 (59.4%)

446 (69.6%)

67.2