Factors associated with prelacteal feeding in the rural population of northwest Ethiopia: a community cross-sectional study

Table 2 Health care related characteristics of mothers in the rural population of northwest Ethiopia, 2015

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Antenatal care
No	304	37.0
Yes	518	63.0
Number of antenatal visits (n = 518)
1	54	10.4
2–3	286	55.2
≥4	178	34.4
Place of delivery
Home	624	75.9
Health facilities	198	24.1
Delivery attendant
Health professionals	203	24.7
Traditional birth attendant	153	18.6
Relatives and volunteers	466	56.7
Postnatal care
Yes	212	25.8
No	610	74.2
Personnel providing postnatal care (n = 212)
Health Extension Worker	177	84
Other (CHW^b and TBA^a)	34	16.0
Time for postnatal care started (n = 212)
Within an hour	14	6.6
2–24 h	34	16
25–48 h	29	13.7
After 48 h	135	63.7
Mothers IYCF^c knowledge
Poor	272	33.1
Medium	285	34.7
High	268	32.2
Health care access
Good access	607	73.8
Poor access	215	26.2

^aTraditional birth attendant, ^bCommunity Health Worker, ^cInfant and Young Child Feeding

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