Table 1:

Knowledge of mothers on breastfeeding

	n	%
Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months	66	33.8
Placing the child on the breast within 30 minutes following delivery	15	7.8
Giving breast milk to the child on demand, day and night	64	32.82
Advantages of breast milk*	30	15.6
Total	175

The mothers were asked whether they knew any benefits breast milk can have on the babies.

And in those who said they knew they were asked to enumerate at least one.