Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and its associated factors among children age 6-24 months in Burao district, Somaliland

Table 3 Exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers having children aged 6–24 months from Burao town Somaliland 2019 (n = 464)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Squeeze and discard the first milk	Yes	36	7.8
Squeeze and discard the first milk	No	428	92.2
Reason for squeeze and throw out	To initiate milk production	16	44.4
	Dirty	2	5.6
	Colostrum causes abdominal cramp	18	50
Continuing to breastfeed	Yes	419	90.3
Continuing to breastfeed	No	45	9.7

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