Research Article

Breast Feeding Practice: Positioning and Attachment during Breast Feeding among Lactating Mothers Visiting Health Facility in Areka Town, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Cross-tabulation of Attachment (latch-on) and infant characteristics at Areka town, Southern Ethiopia, 2017.

Variable Grade of attachment
Poor
N (%)
average
N (%)
Good
N (%)

Gestational age
 Preterm5(50)3(30)2(20)
 Full term62(29.4)84(39.8)65(30.8)
 Post-term8(25.8)9(29)14(45.2)
x2=4.492,p=0.343

Birth weight
 <2.5kg9(64.3)3(21.4)2(14.3)
 ≥2.5 kg27(28.4)30(31.6)38(40.0%)
x2=7.102, p=0.029

Significant at p< 0.05.