Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers in Boditi Town, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2018: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Breastfeeding and related characteristics among mothers who had 6-12 months infants in Wolaita Zone, Boditi Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2018.
VARIABLES N=403
FREQUENCY (n)
PERCENTAGE (%)
Ever heard about EBF
No
19
4.7
Yes
384
95.3
Primary source of information
Community Health Worker/Health worker
201
49.9
Mass Media
86
21.3
Husband/Family
19
4.7
Neighbors/Friends
26
6.5
Health Development Army
42
10.4
School
10
2.5
Exclusive breastfeeding plan during pregnancy
No
94
23.3
Yes
309
76.7
Previous experience on breastfeeding
No
198
49.1
Yes
205
50.9
Starting breastfeeding at hospital/health center
No
61
20.4
Yes
238
79.6
Breast problem within the first 6 months of birth
No
273
67.7
Yes
130
32.3
How soon after birth did you put your infant to breast
Not breastfeed ever
13
3.2
Within one hour of birth
190
47.1
1 hour up to 1 day
132
32.8
1 day up to 3 days
68
16.9
Contraception use within the first six months of child birth
Yes
136
33.7
No
267
66.3
Colostrum feeding
No
111
27.5
Yes
292
72.5
Husband support for EBF
No
120
29.8
Yes
283
70.2
Cultural/religious support for EBF
No
56
13.9
Yes
347
86.1
Decision maker on infant feeding
My own decision
206
51.1
Husband
70
17.4
Together with husband
60
14.9
Health care provider
48
11.9
Others, specify2
19
4.7
HC: health center. Respondents were asked if they responded “yes” to the previous questions in the questionnaire. 2Relatives, friends, and religious fathers.
