Table 3.

Attitude towards formula-feeding among mothers in Jimma Zone, Oromia January, 2016

Item	Responses						Total
	Rural (N = 353)			Urban (N = 352)
	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree
	N [%]	N [%]	N [%]	N [%]	N [%]	N [%]
Formula-feeding ensures optimal health for the baby.	178 [50.4]	58 [16.4]	117 [33.2]	176 [50]	57 [16.2]	119 [33.8]	705
Formula-feeding can causes excessive weight gain in baby.	176 [49.9]	76 [21.5]	101 [28.6]	194 [55.1]	55 [15.6]	103 [29.3]	705
Formula-feeding is more convenient than breastfeeding.	191 [54.1]	76 [21.5]	86 [24.4]	245 [69.6]	44 [12.5]	63 [17.9]	705
Formula-feeding ensures optimal health for the mother.	168 [47.6]	40 [11.3]	145 [41.1]	150 [42.6]	57 [16.2]	145 [41.2]	705
Formula-feeding babies tend to be fed less frequently.	195 [55.2]	40 [11.3]	118 [33.5]	173 [49.2]	79 [22.4]	100 [28.4]	705
The nutritional benefit of breast milk lasts only until the baby is weaned from breast milk.	222 [62.9]	38 [10.8]	93 [26.3]	180 [51.1]	47 [13.4]	125 [35.5]	705