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Table 5 Summarized the source of information

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

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Jino et al.

Rwanda

90 [27]

Alamirew et al. Ethiopia 314 [30]

Asfaw et al.

Ethiopia 618 [33]

Adrawa et al. Uganda 385 [31]

Tadele et al.

Ethiopia 350 [39]

Tsedeke et al.

Ethiopia 220 [26]

Bayissa et al.

Ethiopia 371 [36]

Ballo et al.

Ethiopia 384

[38]

Total%

Friends

1 (1.4%)

10 (3.1%)

  

29 (9.3%)

   

1.4

Mass media

2 (2.8%)

59 (18.79%)

  

63 (20%)

64 (29.1%)

171 (46.0%)

 

13.1

Health institution

65 (90%)

255 (81.21%)

559 (90.5%)

298 (95.8%)

197 (62.7%)

146 (66.36%)

107 (28.8%)

224 (59.7)

67.8

Husband

1 (1.4%)

 

59 (9.06%)

13 (4.18%)

    

2.6

Books

     

08 (3.64%)

   

Others sources

3 (4.2%)

   

25 (8%)

02 (0.90%)

25.0%

160 (40.3)

7.6