Table 2 Health service related characteristics of participants (n = 648) in Addis Ababa public health centers, 2011
Variables | Number | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attended ANC | Yes | 630 | 97.4 | |
No | 17 | 2.6 | ||
Place of ANC | Government hospital | 35 | 5.6 | |
Health center | 535 | 85.1 | ||
Private health facility | 59 | 9.4 | ||
Type of ANC provider | Doctor (626) | Yes | 106 | 16.9 |
No | 520 | 83.1 | ||
Nurse/Midwife (625) | Yes | 527 | 84.3 | |
No | 98 | 15.7 | ||
Number of ANC visits | ≤3 visits | 307 | 49.2 | |
>3 visits | 317 | 50.8 | ||
Breastfeeding information provided during ANC | Yes | 473 | 73.8 | |
No | 168 | 26.2 | ||
Index child place of birth | At home | 55 | 8.5 | |
Government hospital | 163 | 25.2 | ||
Health center | 350 | 54.1 | ||
Private hospital/clinic | 59 | 9.1 | ||
Other | 20 | 3.1 | ||
Child ever breastfed | Yes | 638 | 98.5 | |
No | 10 | 1.5 | ||
Exclusive breastfeeding since birth | Yes | 186 | 29.3 | |
No | 449 | 70.7 | ||
Colostrum given | Yes | 536 | 82.7 | |
No | 112 | 17.3 | ||
Breastfeeding initiation | <1 hour | 483 | 80.6 | |
1 - 2 hours | 40 | 6.7 | ||
2 - 23 hours | 59 | 9.8 | ||
>24 hours | 17 | 2.8 | ||
Child ever been given expressed breast milk | Yes | 92 | 14.2 | |
No | 555 | 85.8 | ||
Postnatal follow-up | Yes | 416 | 64.2 | |
No | 232 | 35.8 | ||
Postnatal counseling on child feeding received | Yes | 440 | 68.2 | |
No | 205 | 31.8 | ||