Knowledge and Practice of Employed Mothers towards Exclusive Breastfeeding and Its Associated Factors in Mecha District, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Respondents’ child characteristics and related information in Mecha district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 429).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Feed the colostrum soon after birth	No	48	11.2
	Yes	381	88.8
Is this your first child?	No	202	47.1
	Yes	227	52.9
Have a private place to express breast milk	No	384	89.5
	Yes	45	10.5
Gestational age (at birth)	37–42 weeks	357	83.2
	<37 weeks	29	6.8
	>42 weeks	43	10
Current child birth at health facilities	No	37	8.6
	Yes	392	91.4