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Table 2 Infant and maternal health service utilization characteristics of study participants in Motta town, East Gojjam zone, Ethiopia, 2015

From: Exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors among mothers in Motta town, East Gojjam zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2015: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Response (n = 423)

Frequency

Percent (%)

Sex of infant

Male

180

44.4

Female

225

55.6

Age of infant

0-60 days

55

13.6

61-120 days

119

29.4

121-180 days

231

57.0

Birth order

First

110

27.2

Second and above

294

73.8

Birth interval

Up to three years

236

58.3

Three years and above

169

41.7

Antenatal care (n = 405)

Yes

349

86.2

Counseling related breastfeeding during antenatal follow up (n = 349)

Yes

206

59.0

Place of birth

Health facility

338

83.5

Home

67

16.5

Mode of delivery

Vaginal /normal

367

90.6

Caeserian section

38

9.4

Postnatal care (n = 405)

Yes

197

48.6

Counseling regarding to breastfeeding during postnatal care (n = 197)

Yes

186

94.4