Table 3.

Mothers’ attitudes towards exclusive breastfeeding (n = 190)

Variable	Frequency (%)
Feels good to exclusively breastfeed my baby for 6 months	176 (92.6)
I find it difficult exclusively breastfeeding my baby for 6 months	22 (11.6)
I feel good breastfeeding my baby on demand	189 (99.5)
I find it difficult breastfeeding my baby on demand	19 (10.0)
I feel confident expressing my breastmilk to be given to my baby if am not available	36 (18.9)
Mean ± SD Attitude Score (Maximum score = 15)	11.74 ± 2.20
aAttitude category
Positive	157 (82.6)
Less positive	33 (17.4)

^aAccording to the FAO guidelines thresholds suggestive of a nutrition intervention, an attitude score of ≤ 70 % is considered urgent for nutrition intervention. All mothers who scored > 70 % in the attitude test were considered to have positive attitude and those scoring ≤ 70 % were considered to be less positive