Table 1 Pre-lacteal feeding practices among mothers having children less than 24 months of age in Sodo zuria district, southern Ethiopia, 2017 [n = 495]
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentages |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre lacteal food given for the Child | Yes | 102 | 20.6 |
No | 393 | 79.4 | |
Types of pre lacteal food | Plain water | 38 | 7.7 |
Cow milk | 18 | 3.6 | |
Water and “‘natra”’ | 14 | 2.8 | |
Butter | 23 | 4.6 | |
Others | 9 | 1.8 | |
Reasons for pre lacteal feeding | Breastfed only is not satisfy the new born | 32 | 6.5 |
To clean infant’s bowel throat/Mouth | 21 | 4.2 | |
Maternal medical illness | 8 | 1.6 | |
cultural practice | 25 | 5.1 | |
To calm/soothe the baby | 11 | 2.2 | |
Others | 5 | 1.0 |