Research Article

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of HIV Positive Mothers on Antiretroviral Treatment towards Infant Feeding in Gondar Town Health Institutions, North West Ethiopia, 2017

Table 5

Feeding practice of HIV positive mothers attending ART in Gondar town health institutions, northwest Ethiopia, 2017(n=402).

Variables Frequency Percent

Overall feeding practice
 Good practice 9523.7%
 Poor practice30776.3%
Do you breastfeed your child
 Yes39999.25
 No30.75
Initiation of breastfeeding (n=399)
 Immediately after delivery6716.79
 Within one hour after delivery24761.90
 After one hour of delivery8521.31
Have you experienced any breastfeeding problem (n=399)
Yes26666.67
No13333.33
What was the breastfeeding problem (n=266)
 Not enough milk24090.23
 Nipple crack166.01
 Baby mouth ulcer103.76
What did you feed your baby within the first three days (n=399)
 Only breastfeed30075.19
 Water and sugar6716.79
 Butter328.02
Duration of breastfeeding (n=399)
 Birth to 6 months17744.36
 12 months10626.57
 18-24 months11629.07
Frequency of breastfeeding/day (n=399)
 < 8 times27167.92
 ≥ 8 times12832.08
Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding (n=399)
 1-2 months10025.06
 3-5 months20751.88
 6 months9223.06