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Table 3 Maternal health services utilization among study participants, Hawela Tula, SNNPR, 2016

From: Prelacteal feeding and associated factors among newborns in rural Sidama, south Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional survey

Variables

Frequency (%)

Received antenatal care during index pregnancy

 Yes

564 (94.5)

 No

33 (5.5)

Number of antenatal visits during index pregnancy (n = 564)

 One

21 (3.5)

 Two

94 (15.7)

 Three

303 (50.8)

 Four

146 (24.5)

Received counseling on breastfeeding at antenatal care visit (n = 564)

 Yes

507 (84.9)

 No

57 (9.4)

Place of delivery of index child

 Home

202 (33.8)

 Health facility

395 (66.2)

Ever received any information on breastfeeding/infant feeding

 Yes

516 (86.4)

 No

81 (13.6)

Source of information on breastfeeding/infant feeding (n = 516)

 Health facility

415 (69.5)

 Traditional birth attendant

16 (2.7)

 Family/friends/relatives

15 (2.5)

 One to five mothers’ networking

70 (11.7)