Variable

Category

Frequency

Percent

Have you ever heard about Colostrum feeding?

Yes

No

158

132

54.5

45.5

Source of information

Health care provider

Health extension workers

Mass Media (TV/Radio)

148

109

33

51.0

37.6

11.4

Colostrum gives natural immunity

Yes

No

I don’t know

120

111

59

41,4

38.3

20.3

Colostrum is the best nutrition for the newborn.

Yes

No

I don’t know

156

107

27

53.8

36.9

9.3

Colostrum is thick, sticky, and yellowish.

Yes

No

I don’t know

254

34

2

87.6

11.7

7.0

Time of initiation of the first breast milk

Within one hour of birth

Within six hours of birth

After 24 hours of birth

I don’t know

192

56

29

13

66.2

19.3

10.0

4.5

Day’s colostrum will stay

For 1 day

For 2 days

For 3 days

More than 3 days

24

47

131

88

8.3

16.2

45.2

30.3