Assessment of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers in West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Duration of exclusive breastfeeding</td><td class="align_center">Frequency</td><td class="align_center">Percent</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Never exclusively breasted</td><td class="align_center">118</td><td class="align_center">48</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Less than 1 month</td><td class="align_center">11</td><td class="align_center">4.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Between 1 and 2 months</td><td class="align_center">100</td><td class="align_center">40.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Between 3 and 5 months</td><td class="align_center">17</td><td class="align_center">6.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center">246</td><td class="align_center">100</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Duration of exclusive breastfeeding among women in west Shoa zone.</div>

Obstetrics and Gynecology International

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Table 3: Assessment of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers in West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia 