Patterns and Determinants of Essential Newborn Care Practices in Rural Areas of Northern Ghana

Table 3

IYCF practices.

Practice	Frequency	Percent
Timely initiation of breastfeeding
Within 30 minutes	129	31.9
During the first 1 hour	168	41.6
2–8 hours	83	20.5
The next day	21	5.2
Do not remember	3	0.74
Total	404	99.9
Prelacteal feeding
Water	28	6.9
Colostrum	340	84.2
Waligu (spiritual water)	21	5.2
Mogu (herbal concoction)	4	1.0
Others	11	2.7
Total	404	100.0
Colostrum feeding
Gave it to the baby	347	85.9
Discarded it/spilled it	57	14.1
Total	404	100
Exclusive breastfeeding in the past 24 hours
Yes	38	11.9
No	282	88.1
Total	320	100.0
Exclusive breastfeeding in the past one month
Yes	48	15.0
No	272	85.0
Total	320	100.0