The practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding is a vital source of healthy growth to infonts ond hosrna protective effect against mortolity ond morbidity. Exclusive Breostfeeding is defined os thernproctice of feeding 0 boby only of breast milk up to oge 6 months without introducingrncomplementory foods. However, different studies hove proven that the subject is hardlyrnunderstood by mothers ond the general public. According to the ovailable estimates atrnglobol, Africo and nationol (Ethiopia) levels, exclusive breostfeeding is procticed by neorlyrnone-third of mothers.rnThe main objective of the study is to investigate the demographic and socio-economic factorsrnthat are influential to the exercise of EBFP, in the study area, Kirkos Sub-City in April, 2011.rnThe study is a cross sectional and simple random sampling method/technique to arrive at 334rneligible pregnant respondents - both from government and private health institutions. Inrnaddition to the face to face interview, Focus Graup Discussions (FGDs) were undertaken.rnBased on the results obtained, about 39% of the respondents do exercise EBF in the studyrnarea. Nonetheless, the concept of exclusive breast feeding is found to be less understood byrnthe respondents and an introduction of supplementary foods or at least water begins at earlyrnages due to the cultural belief that children are thirsty, for the salty nature of breast milk andrnhungry for the disproportional demand of food to their growth after two or three months.rnLots of factors are seemingly determinants to the exclusive breast feeding. However, thisrnstudy has concluded that attitude, income and educotion of mothers are found to havernsignificont association with the practice of EBF than other factors.rnUpan conclusion, the study has forwarded recommendation to stakeholders such as Ministryrnof Health including professional gynecologists, doctors, nurses, ". to be able to make thernmothers aware of the unutilized opportunity of Exclusive Breastfeeding practice forrnthemselves and their infants. By the same taken ministry of labour and social affairs inrnconsultation with ministry of health could facilitate to give breastfeeding mothers arnreasonable payment without work or reduction of working hours during the first six monthsrnof the babies age.