Table 2 Health care services use and characteristics of study participants at selected public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 1085)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Visited units in the hospitals | MCH | 594 | 54.7 |
Obstetrics | 164 | 15.1 | |
Pediatrics | 165 | 15.3 | |
NICU | 162 | 14.9 | |
Number of pregnancy/gravida | 1–3 | 778 | 71.7 |
> + 4 | 307 | 28.3 | |
Number of life birth/parity | 1–3 | 827 | 76.2 |
> + 4 | 258 | 23.8 | |
Antenatal visits during last pregnancy | Yes | 902 | 83.1 |
No | 183 | 16.9 | |
Number of antenatal visits | 1–3 | 486 | 53.9 |
> + 4 | 416 | 46.1 | |
Counseling on BF at antenatal visits | Yes | 567 | 62.9 |
No | 335 | 37.1 | |
Birth place of last child | Home | 172 | 15.9 |
Health center | 235 | 21.7 | |
Hospital | 678 | 62.5 | |
Postnatal visits after the last pregnancy | Yes | 346 | 31.9 |
No | 739 | 68.1 | |
Number of postnatal visits | 1–2 | 222 | 64.2 |
> + 3 | 124 | 35.8 | |
Counseled on BF at postnatal visits | Yes | 320 | 92.5 |
No | 26 | 7.5 | |
Currently BF | Yes | 253 | 76.6 |
No | 832 | 23.3 | |
Ever visited under-five OPD | Yes | 881 | 81.2 |
No | 204 | 18.8 | |
Counseled on BF at under-five OPD | Yes | 579 | 65.7 |
No | 302 | 34.3 | |
Ever experienced difficulty of BF | Yes | 43 | 4 |
No | 1042 | 96 | |
Condition that limited mothers from BF | Mothers’ illness | 20 | 46.5 |
Lack of breast milk | 23 | 53.5 | |
Alterative used for difficulty of BF | Infant formula was used | 41 | 53.9 |
cow milk was used | 18 | 23.7 | |
Soft food made of cereals | 17 | 22.4 | |
Ever experienced BF to others’ baby | Yes | 28 | 2.6 |
No | 1057 | 97.4 |