Table 2 Health service related factors of employed and unemployed mothers in Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia, October, 2015
Variables | Maternal employment | |
|---|---|---|
Employed (n = 316) | Unemployed (n = 333) | |
Place of birth | ||
Home | 34 (10.8) | 33 (9.9) |
Health facility | 282 (89.2) | 300 (90.1) |
Mode of delivery | ||
Vaginal delivery | 258 (81.7) | 279 (83.7) |
Caesarean section | 58 (18.3) | 54 (16.3) |
Timely initiation of BF / within 1 h | ||
Yes | 205 (64.9) | 236 (70.1) |
Any non-breastmilk given during the first 3 days | ||
Yes | 73 (23.1) | 81 (24.3) |
Frequency of EBF/24 h | ||
< 9 times | 132 (41.8) | 184 (58.2) |
9 and above times | 94 (28.2) | 239 (71.8) |
Having social support | ||
Yes | 234 (74.1) | 289 (86.9) |
Antenatal care | ||
Yes | 232 (73.4) | 248 (74.5) |