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Table 2 Knowledge and practice of maternal health service, Dale Woreda, March 2012

From: Early initiation of breastfeeding among mothers of children under the age of 24 months in Southern Ethiopia

Variablesa

Number

Percent (%)

Frequency of listening to radio

 Almost every day

 At least once a fortnight

 Less than once a week

 Not at all

296

60

41

237

46.7

9.5

6.5

37.4

Frequency of reading newspaper

 Almost every day

 At least once a fortnight

 Less than once a week

 Not at all

32

62

99

441

5

9.8

15.6

69.6

Antenatal care

 Yes

 No

270

364

42.6

57.4

Place of birth

 Outside health facility

 Health facility

357

277

56.3

43.7

Assistance during delivery

 Health professional

 Traditional birth attendant

 No one

286

324

24

45.1

51.1

3.8

Breastfeeding advice/counselling

 Yes

 No

507

127

80.0

20.0

  1. aindex child: the infant that the mother currently breastfeeds