Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers in Boditi Town, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2018: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Maternal-infant related characteristics among mothers who had 6-12 months infants in Wolaita Zone, Boditi Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2018.

VARIABLES N=403	FREQUENCY (n)	PERCENTAGE (%)
Total number of under 5 children
One	236	58.6
Two	123	30.5
Three and above	44	10.9
Birth order of this infant
First	188	46.7
Second	86	21.3
Third	67	16.6
Fourth and above	62	15.4
Birth interval from the preceding birth
First Pregnancy	188	46.7
≤3 years	167	41.4
>3 years	48	11.9
ANC service utilization
No	78	19.4
Yes	325	80.6
Number of ANC visits
Never Had	78	19.4
Once	26	6.5
Two times	85	21.1
Three times	81	20.1
Four times and above	133	33.0
Counseling on infant feeding during ANC visit
No	91	28
Yes	234	72
Place of delivery
Home	104	25.8
Health Institutions	299	74.2
Mode of delivery
Normal/Vaginal	339	84.1
Cesarean section	64	15.9
Counseling regarding infant feeding during PNC
No	35	8.7
Yes	225	55.8

ANC: antenatal care.   PNC: postnatal care.