Table 2 Information about 0–24 months children with congenital heart disease in selected governmental hospitals and cardiac center Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2021 (n = 132
Variable | Categories | Frequency (n = 132) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Time when the child was first breastfeed | Immediately | 83 | 62.9% |
Within first day | 21 | 15.9% | |
Within 3 days | 9 | 6.8% | |
More than 3 days | 19 | 14.4% | |
Colostrum | Yes | 101 | 76.5% |
No | 31 | 23.5% | |
Frequency of breast feeding | > = 8 times | 86 | 87.8% |
< 8 times | 12 | 12.2% | |
bottle feeding | Yes | 88 | 66.7% |
No | 44 | 33.3% | |
Introduction of complementary feeding | > = 6 months | 82 | 85.4% |
< 6 months | 14 | 14.6% |