Breastfeeding technique and associated factors among breastfeeding mothers in Harar city, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 3 Obstetric and infant characteristics of participants for the study conducted in HIs of Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 412)

Variables		Frequency	Percentages
Parity	Primipara	158	38.3
Parity	Multipara	254	61.7
Antenatal care	Yes	349	84.7
Antenatal care	No	63	15.3
Antenatal Counseling about BFT	Yes	149	42.7
Antenatal Counseling about BFT	No	200	57.3
Place of delivery	Hospital	360	87.4
	Health center	43	10.4
	Home	9	2.2
Mode of delivery	Normal delivery	341	82.8
Mode of delivery	C/S	71	17.2
Immediate BFT counseling after delivery	Yes	144	35
Immediate BFT counseling after delivery	No	268	65
Postnatal care	Yes	405	98.3
Postnatal care	No	7	1.7
Frequency of postnatal care visit	1	373	92.1
Frequency of postnatal care visit	≥ 2	32	7.9
GA of the infant	Preterm	46	11.2
	Term	352	85.4
	Post term	14	3.4
Birth weight	LBW	37	9.0
	NBW	335	81.3
	Macrosomia	31	7.7
Age of the infant	< 42 days	218	52.9
Age of the infant	≥42 days	181	43.9
Infant’s sex	Male	202	49
Infant’s sex	Female	210	51

GA Gestational Age, BFT Breastfeeding Technique, LBW Low Birth Weight, NBW Normal Birth Weight and HIs Health Institutions

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