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 |