Research Article
Knowledge and Practice of Employed Mothers towards Exclusive Breastfeeding and Its Associated Factors in Mecha District, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 4
Practice of employed mothers towards exclusive breastfeeding in Mecha district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 429).
| Characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
| Did you provide any additional food for your current child within the first six months? | No | 173 | 40.3 | Yes | 256 | 59.7 | Did you give water for your current child during the first six months? | No | 165 | 61.5 | Yes | 264 | 38.5 | When did you start first breastfeeding? | 0–6 hours | 365 | 85.1 | 7–12 hours | 39 | 9.0 | 13–24 hours | 11 | 2.6 | After the first day | 14 | 3.3 | Did you feed the colostrum soon after birth to your new baby? | No | 48 | 11.2 | Yes | 381 | 88.8 | Appropriate exclusive breastfeeding practice (feeding of child only breast milk for the first six months except prescribed medications) | No | 264 | 61.5 | Yes | 165 | 38.5 |
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