Table 2 |
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| Maternal health and feeding practices of the study participants (n=400) in Samre Woreda from March-April, 2011 | ||
| Maternal characteristics | n | % |
| Age of breast feeding child | ||
| < 6 months | 150 | 37.5 |
| 6-11 months | 90 | 22.5 |
| 12-24 months | 142 | 35.4 |
| > 24 months | 18 | 4.4 |
| Number of gravidity | ||
| ≤ 2 pregnancies | 140 | 35 |
| 3-6 pregnancies | 216 | 54.1 |
| >7 pregnancies | 44 | 10.9 |
| Practiced Exclusive Breast Feeding | ||
| Yes | 319 | 79.8 |
| No | 81 | 20.2 |
| Last child’s sex | ||
| Male | 202 | 50.5 |
| Female | 198 | 49.5 |
| Number of ANC attendance | ||
| No ANC visit | 32 | 8 |
| 1-3 times | 186 | 46.5 |
| 4-6 times | 161 | 40.3 |
| ≥ 7 times | 21 | 5.2 |
| Avoid eating any food during lactation | ||
| Yes | 3 | 0.7 |
| No | 397 | 99.3 |
| Eat any additional foods during lactation | ||
| Yes | 115 | 28.8 |
| No | 285 | 71.2 |
| Change in food intake during lactation | ||
| No change | 285 | 71.2 |
| Frequency of meal | 32 | 8 |
| Amount of meal | 51 | 12.8 |
| Both frequency and amount | 32 | 8 |
| Number of meals/day | ||
| < 3 meals | 108 | 27 |
| ≥ 3 meals | 292 | 73 |
Haileslassie et al. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:28 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-12-28
