Table 2 Distribution of colostrum feeding practice and initiation of breast feeding among mothers of children less than 24 months of age in Sodo zuria district, 2017 [n = 495]
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Mothers avoid colostrum | Yes | 42 | 8.5 |
No | 453 | 91.5 | |
Time of initiation of breast feeding (n = 453) | < 1 h | 241 | 48.7 |
1-6 h | 170 | 34.3 | |
7-12 h | 14 | 2.8 | |
> 12 h | 28 | 5.7 | |
Reasons for colostrum avoidance (n = 42) | Maternal medical illness | 20 | 47.6 |
for the child growth | 7 | 16.6 | |
Breast has no milk | 9 | 21.4 | |
Cause Abdominal discomfort and diarrhea | 6 | 14.2 |