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

Table 3 Child characteristics and breastfeeding patterns, N = 1644

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 feed^a
No	1467	89.2
Yes	176	10.8
Child given colostrum^a
No	69	4.1
Yes	1574	95.9

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