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Table 2 Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practices

From: Exclusive breastfeeding practices and associated factors among lactating mothers of infants aged 6–24 months in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Variable

Response

n

%

Did you practise exclusive breastfeeding for your child for the first 6 months of life

Yes

81

50.6

No

79

49.4

Sources of information on exclusive breastfeeding (applied to only those who practised EB)

Friends

4

4.9

 

Family

14

17.3

 

Media

2

2.5

 

Health care providers

61

75.3