Table 2 Distribution of mothers with infants aged less than six months by maternal and child health service utilisation characteristics, Debre Markos, Northwest Ethiopia, April 2013
Variable | Category (n = 413) | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of children | 1 | 200 | 48.4 |
2-3 | 182 | 44.1 | |
≥4 | 31 | 7.5 | |
Birth order of infant | 1 | 201 | 48.7 |
2-3 | 178 | 43.1 | |
≥4 | 34 | 8.2 | |
Antenatal care | Yes | 322 | 78.0 |
No | 91 | 22.0 | |
Breastfeeding counseling during antenatal care | Yes | 198 | 47.9 |
No | 215 | 52.1 | |
Place of delivery | Home | 67 | 16.2 |
Health institution | 346 | 83.8 | |
Mode of delivery | Normal/vaginal | 379 | 91.8 |
C/S | 34 | 8.2 | |
Postnatal care | Yes | 300 | 72.6 |
No | 113 | 27.4 | |
Infant feeding counseling during postnatal care | Yes | 278 | 67.3 |
No | 135 | 32.7 |