Variable Frequency Percentage Initiation of breastfeeding     Immediately 396 66.8 Less than 24 hours 160 27 Days 37 6.2 Colostrum’s     Yes 184 31 No 409 69 Pre-lactation food/fluid     Yes 90 15.2 No 503 84.8 Still breastfeeding     Yes 221 37.3 No 372 62.7 Complementary feeding/day     <3 times 59 26.7 3 times 97 43.9 >3 times 64 29.4 EBF child( In months)     3-Jan 9 1.5 5-Apr 47 7.9 6 463 78.1 12-Jul 74 12.5 Care taker of child     Mother 573 96.6 Sister 19 3.2 Grand father 1 0.2 Change of feeding during illness     Yes 460 77.6 No 133 22.4 Utensils washing practice     Once daily 13 2.2 Twice daily 100 16.9 Every other day 128 21.6 Immediately after use 352 59.4 Bath taking     Daily 484 81.6 Every other day 101 17 Weekly 8 1.3

Table 3: Child caring practices of the households in Mai-Aini Eritrean refugees’ camp, Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia (N=593), February 2014