Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Colostrum avoided (477) | ||
Yes | 30 | 6.3 |
No | 447 | 93.7 |
Reason for avoiding colostrum (30) | ||
Maternal medical illness | 13 | 43.3 |
For the child growth | 4 | 13.3 |
My breast has no milk | 11 | 36.7 |
Cause abdominal discomfort and diarrhea | 2 | 6.7 |
Did you give pre-lacteal feeding? | ||
Yes | 48 | 10.1 |
No | 429 | 89.9 |
Reason to give pre-lacteal (48) | ||
Breast feed for infant will cause thirsty | 13 | 27.1 |
For child growth | 3 | 6.3 |
Breast problem | 16 | 33.3 |
Inadequate breast milk secretion | 2 | 4.2 |
Infant feeding problem | 3 | 6.3 |
Maternal medical illness | 10 | 20.8 |
Cultural practice | 1 | 2.1 |
Breast feeding initiation (477) | ||
Within 1 h | 271 | 56.8 |
Greater than 1 h | 206 | 43.2 |
ANC visit (477) | ||
Yes | 461 | 96.6 |
No | 16 | 3.4 |
How many (477) | ||
≥ 4 | 341 | 71.5 |
< 4 | 136 | 28.5 |
Breast feeding counseling (477) | ||
Yes | 467 | 97.9 |
No | 10 | 2.1 |
About what did you counseled (multiple answer was possible)? (467) | ||
Benefit of breast feeding | 408 | 85.5 |
Position of the baby | 296 | 62.1 |
Exclusive breast feeding | 388 | 81.3 |
Management of breast feed problem | 243 | 50.9 |
Expression of breast milk | 306 | 64.2 |
Place of giving birth (477) | ||
Health facility | 453 | 95 |
At home | 24 | 5 |
Mode of delivery (477) | ||
C/s delivery | 41 | 8.6 |
Normal | 436 | 91.4 |
The person assisted you during delivery (477) | ||
Health profession | 453 | 95 |
Traditional birth attendant | 24 | 5 |
PNC follow (477) | ||
Yes | 412 | 86.4 |
No | 65 | 13.6 |
Maternal level pf information | ||
Good | 434 | 91 |
Poor | 43 | 9 |