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 % |
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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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 190 (51.2%) | Â | Â | 49 (14%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 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 |