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Bottle feeding practice among study participants, Holeta Town, Central Ethiopia, 2016
| Characteristics | Frequency | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of bottle feeding (0-23 months) | Yes | 82 | 19.6 |
| No | 336 | 80.4 | |
| Foods used for bottle feeding | Cow milk | 71 | 86.6 |
| Formula | 11 | 13.4 | |
| Cow milk for <1 year infants | 24 | 29.3 | |
| Bottle feed under 6-months infants | 9 | 11 | |
| Reasons for practicing bottle feeding | Convenient/easy | 72 | 87.8 |
| Good to promote growth | 16 | 19.5 | |
| Busy for work outside home | 48 | 58.5 | |
| Insufficient breast milk | 22 | 26.8 | |
