The effect of maternal depressive symptoms on infant feeding practices in rural Ethiopia: community based birth cohort study

Table 3 Core infant feeding practices, Ethiopia, 2019

Infant feeding practices indicators		Number	Percent
Core indicators
Timely Initiation of breastfeeding	Within an hour	3031	72.5
	Within 24 h	1048	25.1
	After 1 day	100	2.4
Exclusive breastfeeding at:	Within 3 days of birth	4097	97.2
Exclusive breastfeeding at:	3 months	2936	89.3
Continued breastfeeding at 1 year		3531	99.6
Introduction of solid/semi-solid/soft food at:	Within 3 days of birth	8	0.2
	3 months	217	5.2
	6 months	1707	42.1
	9 months	3605	90.2
	12 months	3442	95.7
Minimum dietary diversity at:	6 months	13	0.8
	9 months	27	0.7
	12 months	88	2.6
Minimum meal frequency at:	6 months	1405	82.5
	9 months	1914	53.1
	12 months	2158	62.7
Minimum acceptable diet at:	6 months	4	0.4
	9 months	12	0.3
	12 months	16	0.3
Consumption of iron rich food	6 months	4	0.2
	9 months	12	0.3
	12 months	16	0.3
Optional indictors
Frequency of breastfeeding at:
Within 3 days of birth	< 8 months	1007	24.6
	8-11 months	1880	46.0
	> = 12 months	1200	29.4
3 months	< 8 months	340	8.3
	8-11 months	1802	44.2
	> = 12 months	1935	47.5
6 months	< 8 months	470	11.8
	8-11 months	1753	44.0
	> = 12 months	1766	44.3
9 months	< 8 months	624	15.9
	8-11 months	1907	48.5
	> = 12 months	1397	35.6
12 months	< 8 months	864	24.6
	8-11 months	1669	47.5
	> = 12 months	976	27.8
Colostrum feeding		3653	87.4
Prelacteal feeding		36	0.9
Bottle feeding	Within 3 days of birth	136	3.1
	3 months	635	15.2
	6 months	1394	34.4
	9 months	1406	35.2
	12 months	992	27.6
On demand BF	Within 3 days of birth	3280	78.3
	3 months	2662	64.4
	6 months	2189	54.4
	9 months	1765	44.6
	12 months	1321	37.3
Active feeding	6 months	972	56.9
	9 months	2114	58.6
	12 months	2050	59.6

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