Table 3.
Feeding practice of mothers, Debre Berhan district, April 2014. (n = 634). Depicts the feeding practices of mothers for their indexed infants. Some of the characteristics presented in the table include; prelacteal feeding, time of initiation of breastfeeding, and exclusive breastfeeding practices of mothers
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-lacteal feed | ||
| Yes | 90 | 14.2 |
| No | 544 | 85.8 |
| What did you give as pre-lacteal feeding | ||
| Butter | 48 | 53.3 |
| Water and sugar | 36 | 40.0 |
| Cow’s milk | 6 | 6.7 |
| Time of initiation of breastfeeding | ||
| < 1 h | 448 | 70.7 |
| Within the first 6 h after birth | 40 | 6.3 |
| Within 7–24 h | 18 | 2.8 |
| On the second day after birth | 10 | 1.6 |
| On the third day after birth | 16 | 2.5 |
| Don’t know | 102 | 16.0 |
| Colostrum feeding | ||
| Yes | 505 | 79.7 |
| No | 129 | 20.3 |
| Weaning pattern of mothers with infants less than 6 months (n = 199) | ||
| Rarely | 98 | 49.2 |
| Sometimes | 51 | 25.6 |
| Most times | 27 | 13.6 |
| Discontinued breastfeeding | 23 | 11.6 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | ||
| Yes | 435 | 68.6 |
| No | 199 | 31.4 |