Table 3 Attitude of Respondents towards IYCF Practices
Attitude question | Disagree | Not sure | Agree |
|---|---|---|---|
Breastfeeding should start immediately after delivery | 44(9.1 %) | 32(6.6 %) | 410(84.4 %) |
Babies shouldn’t be given anything except BF ≤ 6 months | 88(18.1 %) | 26(5.3 %) | 372(76.5 %) |
A child can be given butter, sugar, and water ≤ 6 months | 276(56.8 %) | 22(4.5 %) | 188(38.7 %) |
Complementary feeding should be started after 6 months | 36(7.4 %) | 6(1.2 %) | 444(91.4 %) |
A formal meal is more convenient | 322(66.2 %) | 28(17.3 %) | 136(28 %) |
Cow milk is more convenient | 370(76.2 %) | 8(1.6 %) | 108(22.2 %) |
BF should continue up to 2 years | 22(4.5 %) | 2(0.4 %) | 462(95 %) |
A child should be breastfeeding 10 and more than 10/24 hrs | 18(3.7 %) | 4(0.8 %) | 464(95.5 %) |
The child food to eat at one time should include VitA, and Fruit, etc… | 34(6.9 %) | 14(2.9 %) | 438(90.1 %) |
A snack should be given to the children between meal | 12(2.4 %) | 30(0.8 %) | 444(91.3 %) |
Serving balanced foods prevent malnutrition disposal | 28(5.7 %) | 16(3.3 %) | 442(90.9 %) |
Serving only starchy food prevent malnutrition | 274(56.4 %) | 38(7.8 %) | 174(35.8 %) |
Malnutrition can be caused by disease | 76(15.6 %) | 28(5.8 %) | 382(78.6 %) |
Serving indigenous fruit/vegetable can keep children healthy | 106(21.8 %) | 24(4.9 %) | 356(73.2 %) |