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