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Table 4 Prelacteal feeding practice among postnatal mothers presenting to neonatal intensive care unit of Debre Tabor General Hospital, Amhara regional state, North Central Ethiopia, 2019

From: Prevalence and associated factors of prelacteal feeding among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units, North central Ethiopia, 2019

Factors

Frequency

%

Practiced Prelacteal feeding for the current neonate (n = 321)

 Yes

65

20.2

 No

256

79.8

Type of the prelacteal food (n = 65)

 Plain water

21

32.3

 Formula milk

19

29.3

 Sugar water

11

16.9

 Butter

8

12.3

 Cow milk

6

9.2

Method of feeding (n = 65)

 Spoon

33

50.8

 Finger

17

26.1

 Stick

15

23.1

Who did influence you to give pre-lacteal feeds?(n = 65)

 Maternal own decision

27

41.5

 Grandparents

22

33.9

 Traditional birth attendants

10

15.4

 Friends

6

9.2

History of prelacteal feeding (n = 321)

 Yes

37

11.5

 No

284

88.5