Table 3 Mother’s knowledge (response from mothers) in relation to weight gain
Variable | Weight gain categories | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Poor weight gain <15 g/1000 g/day | Adequate weight gain ≥ 15 g/1000 g/day | ||
Ever received counselling on feeding. (n = 46) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Yes | 39(84.8) | 7(15.2) | 0.80 |
No | 158(87.3) | 23(12.7) | |
Type of Milk preferable. | |||
Breast milk. | 181(86.6) | 28(13.4) | *0.57 |
Formula milk and mixed | 16(88.9) | 2(11.1) | |
Optimal duration (EBF) | |||
6 months | 158(86.3) | 25(13.7) | 0.81 |
< 6 months and I don’t know | 39(88.6) | 5(11.4) | |
Preferable method for feeding | |||
Breastfeeding | 119(85.0) | 21(15.0) | 0.42 |
Cup and tube | 78(89.7) | 9(10.3) | |
Time after birth to initiate feeding. | |||
First 24 h | 117(85.4) | 20(14.6) | 0.55 |
> 24 h and I don’t know | 80(88.9) | 10(11.1) | |
Frequency of feeding. | |||
Every 2 h | 32(94.1) | 2(5.9) | *0.27 |
> 2 h and I don’t know | 165(85.5) | 28(14.5) | |
Overall knowledge on feeding | |||
Low | 55(90.2) | 6(9.8) | 0.47 |
Moderate | 67(88.2) | 9(11.8) | |
High | 75(83.3) | 15(16.7) | |