Table 2 Health and health service characteristics of mothers in Gozamin district, northwest Ethiopia (n = 478)
Characteristics | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Antenatal care | ||
 Yes | 450 | 94.1 |
 No | 28 | 5.9 |
Breastfeeding counseling during pregnancy | ||
 Yes | 333 | 69.7 |
 No | 145 | 30.3 |
Place of birth/delivery | ||
 At home | 53 | 11.1 |
 Government hospital | 321 | 67.1 |
 Government health center, post | 104 | 21.8 |
Mode of delivery | ||
 Vaginal | 438 | 91.6 |
 Cesarean section | 40 | 8.4 |
Attendant of the delivery | ||
 Health profession | 430 | 90.0 |
 Relative/friends | 48 | 10.0 |
Breastfeeding counseling after delivery | ||
 Yes | 365 | 76.4 |
 No | 113 | 23.6 |
Breastfeeding experience | ||
 Yes | 273 | 57.1 |
 No | 205 | 42.9 |
Maternal HIV status | ||
 Positive | 27 | 5.6 |
 Negative | 451 | 94.4 |