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Table 4 Formula-feeding practice of mothers in the 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

Variables

Living arrangements

Total

Rural N = 353

Urban N = 352

N [%]

N [%]

Formula feed

 Yes

115 [32.6]

218 [61.9]

333

 No

238 [67.4]

134 [38.1]

372

Frequency of formula feeding

 Unknown

7 [6.1]

44 [20.2]

51

 1 to 4 times

85 [73.9]

109 [50]

194

 5 and above

23 [20]

65 [29.8]

88

Food introduced first

 Cow milk

83 [72.2]

64 [29.4]

147

 Infant formula

8 [6.9]

98 [45]

106

 Fruits juice

8 [6.9]

45 [20.6]

53

 Tea

16 [14]

2 [0.9]

18

 Othera

0

9 [4.1]

9

Age at first baby start formula feeding

 1–6 months

33 [28.7]

113 [51.8]

146

 7 and above months

82 [71.3]

105 [48.2]

187

  1. aFlax seed, fenugreek, and oats juice