Breastfeeding counseling and support are associated with continuous exclusive breastfeeding from one week to six months of age among HIV exposed infants in north Gondar zone, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Healthcare utilization and morbidity related characteristics of HIV positive mothers with children aged 7 to 20 months attending public hospitals in North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 367)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Antenatal care visit
Yes	354	96.5
No	13	3.5
Number of antenatal care visits
1–3	72	20.3
≥4	282	79.7
Counseling about infant feeding
Yes	317	89.5
No	37	10.5
Counseling about exclusive breastfeeding
Yes	347	94.6
No	20	5.4
Place of delivery
Health institution	357	97.3
Home	10	2.7
Gestational age
Preterm	1	0.2
Term	357	97.3
Post term	9	2.5
Mode of delivery
Spontaneous vaginal	174	47.4
Assisted vaginal delivery	114	31.1
Cesarean section	79	21.5
History of obstetrics problem
Yes	174	47.4
No	193	52.6
Type of obstetric problem
Prolonged labor	138	79.3
Ante partum hemorrhage	14	8.0
Postpartum hemorrhage	20	11.6
Others^a	2	1.1
Breast problem
Yes	45	12.3
No	322	87.7
Child weight
2.5–3.0 kg	222	60.5
>3.0 kg	110	30.0
Not recorded	35	9.5
Disclosing HIV status
Yes	309	84.2
No	58	15.8
For whom HIV status disclosed^b
Spouse	261	71.1
Family	219	59.6
Community	16	4.4
Friend	53	14.4
Others	32	8.4
Postnatal care
Yes	266	72.5
No	101	27.5
History of infanthood morbidity
Yes	120	32.7
No	247	67.3
Healthcare access
≤2 h	233	63.5
>2 h	134	36.5
Breastfeeding support received
Yes	317	90.6
No	33	9.4
Source of breastfeeding support
Spouse	251	68.4
Family	286	78.8
Community^c	1	0.3
Friends	85	23.2
Health professionals	222	60.5
Mothers decide to breastfeed
Yes	325	88.6
No	42	11.4

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