Table 3.
Breastfeeding Practice Among Mothers (n = 593) Who Visited Health Facilities for Immunization and <5 OPD Services for Their Infants Less Than 6 Months of Age in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia, from March to May 2020
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ever breastfeeding | Yes | 593 | 100 |
| Time of the initiation of breastfeeding | Within the first hour | 527 | 59.6 |
| After 1 hour | 40 | 4.5 | |
| After 3 days | 26 | 2.9 | |
| Colostrum feeding | Yes | 567 | 95.6 |
| No | 26 | 4.4 | |
| Reason for not feeding colostrum (n = 26) | Maternal illness | 16 | 61.5 |
| Infant unable to feed | 10 | 38.4 | |
| Current breastfeeding status of an infant | Yes | 542 | 91.4 |
| No | 51 | 9.6 |