Table 5 Type of prelacteal food and reasons for prelacteal feeding
Type of prelacteal food and reasons | Overall N = 458 | Children with stunting n = 262 (57.2%) | Children without stunting n = 196 (42.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Honey | 211 (46.1%) | 119 (45.4%) | 92 (46.9%) |
Honey is a reflection of a child’s good life in the future | 211 (100.0%) | 119 (100.0%) | 92 (100.0%) |
Keeps the baby’s lips moist and turns the baby’s lips pink naturally | 101 (47.9%) | 70 (58.8%) | 31 (33.7%) |
To boost the child’s immune system | 205 (97.2%) | 119 (100.0%) | 86 (93.5%) |
Coffee | 155 (33.8%) | 114 (43.5%) | 41 (20.9%) |
To prevent seizures or convulsions in the child | 155 (100.0%) | 114 (100.0%) | 41 (100.0%) |
Sugar | 149 (32.5%) | 103 (39.3%) | 46 (23.5%) |
Sugar is a reflection of a child’s good life in the future | 149 (100.0%) | 103 (100.0%) | 46 (100.0%) |
Drinking water | 64 (14.0%) | 47 (17.9%) | 17 (8.7%) |
To clean the infant’s intestines, throat, and mouth | 64 (100.0%) | 47 (100.0%) | 17 (100.0%) |
Keep the baby’s lips moist | 37 (57.8%) | 25 (53.2%) | 12 (70.6%) |
Rice water | 29 (6.3%) | 24 (9.2%) | 5 (2.6%) |
To make infants full because the white color and thick texture is similar to that of breast milk | 29 (100.0%) | 24 (100.0%) | 5 (100.0%) |
For the child’s growth | 29 (100.0%) | 24 (100.0%) | 5 (100.0%) |