Skip to main content

Table 2 Breastfeed and related practice among mothers who have infant less than 6 months, in Bahir Dar city, North West, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 472)

From: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors among mothers having infants less than 6 months old, in Bahir Dar, Northwest, Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study, 2017

Variable

Frequency

Percent (%)

Breastfeeding experience of current infant

 Yes

461

97.7

 No

11

2.3

Timely initiation of breastfeed within 1 h

 yes

356

75.4

 No

116

24.6

Colostrums feeding

 Yes

396

83.9

 No

76

16.1

Prelacteal feeding

 Yes

120

25.4

 No

352

74.6

Infant feeding 1 day before survey

 Exclusively BF

408

86.4

 In addition to breast milk water, sugar solution, tea, soft foods

64

13.6

Reasons for not exclusively BF (64)

 Culture/tradition

17

26.7

 Not sufficient for infant

19

29.7

 Infant becomes thirsty

5

7.8

 Lack of time/work over load

12

18.7

 Maternal illness

9

14.1

 Lack of information’s

2

3

Who influence you to give other feeding (64)

 Husband

29

45.3

 My mother

18

28

 Mother in law

10

15.6

 Health worker

4

6.3

 My own decision

2

3.2

Knowledge about breastfeeding practice

 BF is important for infant health

  Yes

472

100

  No

0

 

 BF is important for maternal health

  Yes

324

68.6

  No

148

31.4

 Put immediately after birth

  Yes

422

89.4

  No

50

10.6

 Colostrums should be given to an infant

  Yes

423

89.6

  No

49

10.4

 Prelacteal feeding is needed before start BF

  Yes

62

13.1

  No

410

86.9

 EBF for 6 months

  Yes

423

89.6

  No

49

10.4

 Infants start complementary feeding at 6 month and continue BF up to 2 years and beyond

  Yes

436

92.4

  No

36

7.6