Table 4.
Factors Encouraging Breastfeeding
| Participants who were encouraged to breastfeed by this factor (%) | |
| N | 121 |
| Doctor | 89 (77%) |
| Healthcare worker | 48 (41%) |
| Other Family | 37 (32%) |
| Partner/Husband | 35 (30%) |
| Traditional birthing assistant | 20 (17%) |
| Support group | 12 (10%) |
| Media advertisement | 10 (9%) |
| Traditions | 3 (3%) |
| Leaflets | 1 (1%) |
| Was not encouraged to breastfeed | 26 (22%) |
| Unknown/Missing | 5 |
Participants could select more than one option hence percentages do not add up to 100. Percentages exclude unknown/missing.