Table 3 Attitude of mothers towards exclusive breastfeeding, Aysaita woreda, Afar region, 2015
Variables | Categories | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Giving breast milk immediately after birth is important | Strongly agree | 458 | 74.1 |
Agree | 88 | 14.2 | |
Disagree | 67 | 10.8 | |
Strongly Disagree | 5 | .8 | |
Discarding the colostrum before giving breast milk is not important | Strongly Agree | 232 | 37.5 |
Agree | 219 | 35.4 | |
Disagree | 148 | 23.9 | |
Strongly disagree | 19 | 3.1 | |
Starting complementary food at age of 4 month or before is important | Strongly Agree | 7 | 1.1 |
Agree | 36 | 5.8 | |
Disagree | 218 | 35.3 | |
Strongly disagree | 356 | 57.6 |