Table 2.
Infant care practices of mothers/caregiver
| Infant care practices | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers wash hands with soap after using the toilet (N=630) | Always | 541 | 85.9 |
| Sometimes | 83 | 13.1 | |
| Never | 6 | 1.0 | |
| Mothers wash hands after cleaning infants perineum (N=630) | Always | 481 | 76.3 |
| Sometimes | 119 | 18.9 | |
| Never | 30 | 4.8 | |
| Infants immunization status (N=630) | Complete for age | 533 | 84.6 |
| Incomplete for age | 97 | 15.4 | |
| Ever breastfed infant (N=630) | Yes | 630 | (100) |
| Currently breast feeding infant (N=630) | Yes | 629 | 99.8 |
| No | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Type of breast feeding practice (N=630) | Exclusive | 199 | 31.6 |
| Predominant | 192 | 30.5 | |
| Partial | 239 | 37.9 | |
| Pre-lacteal feeding (N=274) | Water | 159 | 58.0 |
| Honey | 44 | 16.1 | |
| Glucose water | 42 | 15.3 | |
| Zam-zam and date | 29 | 10.6 | |
| Reasons for pre-lacteal feeding (N=274) | Infant’s mother is sick | 21 | 7.7 |
| Makes infants healthy | 64 | 23.4 | |
| Reduce thirst | 10 | 3.6 | |
| Cleans infants stomach | 8 | 2.9 | |
| Tradition | 93 | 33.9 | |
| No enough breast milk | 69 | 25.2 | |
| Others | 9 | 3.3 | |
| Infants that did not receive colostrums (N=16) | Infant formula only | 12 | 75.0 |
| Others | 4 | 25.0 | |