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| Practice regarding health promotional measures | Number (n = 414) | Percentage |
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| Breast feeding |
| Feeding anything else than breastfeeding after birth | 81 | 19.6 |
| Feeding colostrum to the baby | 362 | 87.4 |
| Breastfeeding within an hour of birth | 223 | 53.9 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding for complete 6 months | 304 | 73.4 |
| Recently feeding breast milk | 323 | 78.0 |
| Burping baby after feeding breast milk | 232 | 56.0 |
| Wiped breast with clean cloth before breast feeding | 134 | 32.4 |
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| Complementary feeding |
| Started complementary feeding after 6 months | 244 | 58.9 |
| Started complementary feeding with lito, mashed cereals, and fruits | 394 | 95.2 |
| Continuation of breast feeding with complementary feeding | 366 | 88.4 |
| Washing hands with soap and water before giving food | 257 | 62.1 |
| Feeding at least three to four items of food at a time | 44 | 10.6 |
| Feeding according to infant wish during their sickness | 85 | 20.5 |
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| Immunization |
| Immunized baby as per national immunization schedule | 386 | 93.2 |
| Taking baby to hospital when fever arise after vaccination | 230 | 55.6 |
| Taking baby to hospital in any side effect after vaccination | 359 | 86.7 |
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| Prevention of accidents |
| Keep burned part on water in home during child burn | 224 | 54.1 |
| Avoid small piece of toys and other things in order to prevent from ingestion injury | 316 | 76.3 |
| Does not leave infant alone to prevent from home accident (fall injury) | 138 | 33.3 |
| Some members supervised infant to prevent during playing | 249 | 60.1 |
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