Exclusive Breastfeeding and Associated Factors among Mothers with Twins in the Tamale Metropolis

Table 2

Breastfeeding information of mother-children pair ().

Variable	Frequency	(%)
Place of delivery
Facility based	157	85.0
Home	28	15.0
Delivery type
Vaginal delivery	70	38.0
Caesarean section	115	62.0
Parity
Primaparous	91	49.0
Multiparous	94	51.0
Initiation of breastfeeding
<30 mins	6	3.0
30–1 hr	39	21.0
1–24 hrs	78	42.0
>1 day	63	34.0
Perceived onset of lactation
1 day	28	15.0
2 days	87	47.0
3 days	59	32.0
>3 days	7	6.0
Breastfeeding counselling
Yes	85	46.0
No	100	54.0
Decision to EBF after delivery
Yes	105	57.0
No	80	43.0
Frequency of EBF daily
<8times	26	14.0
8–12times	102	55.0
>12times	57	31.0
Confident of producing enough milk
Yes	74	40.0
No	111	60.0
Practice of exclusive breastfeeding
Yes	31	17.0
No	154	83.0

EXB: exclusive breastfeeding.