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Table 3 Child characteristics and breastfeeding patterns, N = 1644

From: Prevalence of and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among women with children aged < 24 months in Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency

Percent

Age in months

 0–11

872

52.7

 12–23

783

47.3

 Mean ± SD

11 ± 7

 

Sex

 Male

814

49.5

 Female

829

50.5

Birthweight in kilograms (Kgs)a

 < 2.5

113

7.0

 ≥ 2.5

1498

93.0

Breastfeeding initiation

 Early initiation (within 1 h after birth)

1150

70.0

 Late initiation (after 1 h)

494

30.0

Child given prelacteal feeda

 No

1467

89.2

 Yes

176

10.8

Child given colostruma

 No

69

4.1

 Yes

1574

95.9

  1. aVariables with missing information