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Table 4 IYCF indicators, Aysaita woreda, Afar region, 2015

From: Level of exclusive breastfeeding practice in remote and pastoralist community, Aysaita woreda, Afar, Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

EBF

n

%

Exclusive breastfeeding (% n)

0–1 months

Yes

49

62.80

No

29

37.20

2–3 months

Yes

127

62.90

No

75

37.10

0–3 months

Yes

176

62.90

No

104

37.10

4–5 months

Yes

148

60.40

No

97

39.60

5–6 months

Yes

16

17.2

No

77

82.8

<  6 months

Yes

340

55.00

No

278

45.00

Predominant breastfeeding

Yes

120

19.4

Early initiation of breastfeeding

Yes

496

80.30

Children ever breastfed

Yes

605

97.90

Prelacteal feeding

Yes

225

36.40