Table 3.

Early feeding practices in Chittagong cohort (N = 272)

	n	%
First food given to child
colostrum	80	29.4
honey	45	16.5
misri/sugar water	8	2.9
honey + mustard oil	2	0.7
water	19	7.0
mustard oil	82	30.1
powder milk	2	0.7
other	34	12.5
Reason for feeding prelacteal foods*
sweet voice	3	1.6
satisfy hunger	13	6.8
prevent cold	3	1.6
clean stomach/mouth/throat	54	28.1
tradition	116	60.4
stop baby crying	2	1.0
colostrum insufficient	1	0.5
mother sick	5	2.6
baby didn't suckle	3	1.6
other	4	2.1
Initiation of breastfeeding
within 1 hr	62	22.8
within 2 hrs	82	30.1
within 3 hrs	17	6.3
4–6 hrs	31	11.4
7–12 hrs	30	11.0
12–24 hrs	18	6.6
>24 hrs	30	11.0
missing	2	0.7

*Sample size for this variable was 192