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Table 3.

Women's perceptions about the mode of infant feeding promoted in local hospitals.

Perception No. of mothers expressing this view (% in brackets)
‘Hospitals encourage breastfeeding’ 16 (73)
‘They didn’t tell us anything’  1 (4)
‘They say it's your choice’  1 (4)
‘They don’t encourage breastfeeding’  1 (4)
Question not asked  2 (9)
Total N = 22 (98*)
*

Less than 100% because of rounding.