Research Article

Cessation of Exclusive Breastfeeding and Determining Factors at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Personal and breastfeeding practice-related factors of respondents at the University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, northwest Ethiopia, 2019 ().

VariableCategoryFrequencyPercent (%)

Does your partner support you at home?Yes31090.1
No349.9

Family members influenced to give complementary feeding than EBF up to 6 monthsNo31892.4
Yes267.6

Prior exclusive breastfeeding experience (Para 1 response considered as “no”)No30789.2
Yes3710.8

The month when the mother initiated a fluid/solid diet before 6 months ()Within 1 month1317.6
1-3 months3344.6
≥4 months2837.8