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Table 3 Attitude towards formula-feeding among mothers in Jimma Zone, Oromia January, 2016

From: Formula-feeding practice and associated factors among urban and rural mothers with infants 0–6 months of age: a comparative study in Jimma zone Western Ethiopia

Item

Responses

Total

Rural (N = 353)

Urban (N = 352)

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

N [%]

N [%]

N [%]

N [%]

N [%]

N [%]

Formula-feeding ensures optimal health for the baby.

178 [50.4]

58 [16.4]

117 [33.2]

176 [50]

57 [16.2]

119 [33.8]

705

Formula-feeding can causes excessive weight gain in baby.

176 [49.9]

76 [21.5]

101 [28.6]

194 [55.1]

55 [15.6]

103 [29.3]

705

Formula-feeding is more convenient than breastfeeding.

191 [54.1]

76 [21.5]

86 [24.4]

245 [69.6]

44 [12.5]

63 [17.9]

705

Formula-feeding ensures optimal health for the mother.

168 [47.6]

40 [11.3]

145 [41.1]

150 [42.6]

57 [16.2]

145 [41.2]

705

Formula-feeding babies tend to be fed less frequently.

195 [55.2]

40 [11.3]

118 [33.5]

173 [49.2]

79 [22.4]

100 [28.4]

705

The nutritional benefit of breast milk lasts only until the baby is weaned from breast milk.

222 [62.9]

38 [10.8]

93 [26.3]

180 [51.1]

47 [13.4]

125 [35.5]

705