Table 3 Feeding practice of mothers, Debre Berhan district, April 2014. (n = 634). Depicts the feeding practices of mothers for their indexed infants. Some of the characteristics presented in the table include; prelacteal feeding, time of initiation of breastfeeding, and exclusive breastfeeding practices of mothers
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Pre-lacteal feed | ||
 Yes | 90 | 14.2 |
 No | 544 | 85.8 |
What did you give as pre-lacteal feeding | ||
 Butter | 48 | 53.3 |
 Water and sugar | 36 | 40.0 |
 Cow’s milk | 6 | 6.7 |
Time of initiation of breastfeeding | ||
  < 1 h | 448 | 70.7 |
  Within the first 6 h after birth | 40 | 6.3 |
  Within 7–24 h | 18 | 2.8 |
  On the second day after birth | 10 | 1.6 |
  On the third day after birth | 16 | 2.5 |
  Don’t know | 102 | 16.0 |
Colostrum feeding | ||
 Yes | 505 | 79.7 |
 No | 129 | 20.3 |
Weaning pattern of mothers with infants less than 6 months (n = 199) | ||
 Rarely | 98 | 49.2 |
 Sometimes | 51 | 25.6 |
 Most times | 27 | 13.6 |
 Discontinued breastfeeding | 23 | 11.6 |
Exclusive breastfeeding | ||
 Yes | 435 | 68.6 |
 No | 199 | 31.4 |