Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
Initiation of breastfeeding by the mother |
|
|
Within 1 hour after birth | 238 | 52.1 |
After 1 hour of delivery | 71 | 15.5 |
Don’t know | 148 | 32.4 |
Feeding of pre-lacteal liquid |
|
|
Yes | 229 | 50.1 |
No | 192 | 42.0 |
Don’t know | 36 | 7.9 |
Knowledge of colostrum |
|
|
Yes | 175 | 38.3 |
No | 282 | 61.7 |
Description of colostrum (n = 175) |
|
|
Correct description | 58 | 33.1 |
Wrong description | 117 | 66.9 |
Only breast milk is sufficient for infants n the first 6 months |
|
|
Yes | 317 | 69.4 |
No | 140 | 30.7 |
Introduction of water to the infant |
|
|
Before 6 months | 135 | 29.5 |
6 months and above | 211 | 46.2 |
Don’t know when to introduce water | 111 | 24.3 |
Definition of exclusive breastfeeding |
|
|
Correctly defined | 302 | 66.1 |
Incorrectly defined | 128 | 28.0 |
Don’t know the definition | 27 | 5.9 |
Complete covering of the nipples and its surroundings is one of the appropriate positioning for breastfeeding |
|
|
Yes | 337 | 73.7 |
No | 120 | 26.3 |
Women with small breast cannot produce sufficient breast milk |
|
|
Yes | 53 | 11.6 |
No | 404 | 88.4 |
Benefit of breastfeeding |
|
|
Only to mother | 6 | 1.3 |
only to baby | 100 | 21.9 |
Both mother and baby | 335 | 73.3 |
Not beneficial to mother and baby | 16 | 3.5 |