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Table 3 Maternal Distribution by Health Facility & Clinic of Counseling on Exclusive Breastfeeding

From: Maternal and health care workers’ perspectives on exclusive breastfeeding in the context of maternal HIV infection, in Busia county, western Kenya: a mixed methods cross-sectional survey

 

Facility

Frequency (%)

Health Facility

Angurai

4(1·1)

Bumala A

13(3·5)

Busia

82(22.1)

Khunyangu

90(24·3)

Kocholia

30(8·1)

Malaba

3(0·8)

Matayos

7(1·9)

Mukhobola

92(24·8)

Port Victoria

50(13·5)

 

Total

371(100)

Clinic

ANCa

326(60·8)

Postnatal clinic

187(34·9)

MCHb

134(25)

PMTCTc

22(4·1)

CCCd

1(0·2)

  1. aantenatal clinic
  2. bmaternal and child health
  3. cprevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
  4. dcomprehensive care clinic
  5. Table 3 shows that 60.8% of the mothers were counselled on young infant feeding at ANC clinic and that only 4.1% were counselled at PMTCT clinics
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International Breastfeeding Journal

ISSN: 1746-4358