Table 2 Knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
*Source of information | ||
Hospital | 218 | 87.9 |
Television | 8 | 3.2 |
Internet | 9 | 3.6 |
Family | 5 | 2.1 |
Friends | 8 | 3.2 |
Adequacy of breastmilk for first 6Â months | ||
Adequate | 169 | 76.1 |
Inadequate | 50 | 22.5 |
Missing | 3 | 1.4 |
Actions taken by mothers who perceived not to have enough breastmilk | ||
Continue breastfeeding | 46 | 20.7 |
Give supplementary feeds | 20 | 9.1 |
Report to hospital | 56 | 25.2 |
Others | 96 | 43.2 |
Missing | 4 | 1.8 |
Level of knowledge | ||
Good | 209 | 94.14 |
Poor | 13 | 5.86 |