Table 5: Practice of colostrum feeding in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, 2021.
Variable |
Category |
Frequency |
Percent |
Have you fed colostrum for your baby within the first three days of birth? |
Yes No |
163 127 |
56.2 43.8 |
Initiation of first breast milk |
Within one hour Within six hours After 24 hours |
98 42 23 |
60.1 25.8 14.1 |
Reasons for not feeding colostrum |
Medical reason The baby can’t suck Breast can’t secrete Cause abdominal pain and diarrhea Culture |
5 5 14
65 38 |
3.9 3.9 11.1
51.2 29.9 |
Prelacteal feeding |
Yes No |
78 212 |
26.9 73.1 |
If yes, what did you give the baby?
|
Non-human milk Butter Plain water Water with sugar |
26 41 8 78 |
33.3 52.6 10.3 3.8 |