Table 2 Obstetric history and health service-related factors of mothers having children aged 6–24 months from Burao town, Somaliland, 2019 (n = 464)
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of the mother at first marriage | 15–24 | 415 | 89.4 |
25–34 | 49 | 10.6 | |
Age of the mother in first delivery | 15–24 | 355 | 76.5 |
25–34 | 109 | 23.5 | |
Parity | 1 | 145 | 31.2 |
2 | 125 | 26.9 | |
3 and above | 194 | 41.8 | |
ANC visit | Yes | 335 | 72.2 |
No | 129 | 27.8 | |
Number of ANC visits | Less than 4 | 77 | 23 |
4 and above | 258 | 77 | |
Receiving information during ANC about exclusive breastfeeding | Yes | 246 | 73.4 |
No | 43 | 12.8 | |
I do not remember | 46 | 13.7 | |
Place of delivery of the baby | Home | 126 | 27.1 |
Health facility | 338 | 72.9 | |
Assistant of home delivery | TTBA | 93 | 73.8 |
TBA | 33 | 26.2 | |
Postnatal care | Yes | 370 | 79.7 |
No | 94 | 20.3 | |
Vaccination of the child | Yes | 454 | 97.8 |
No | 10 | 2.2 | |
Do not know | 148 | 31.9 | |
Screened for HIV | Yes | 387 | 83.4 |
No | 77 | 16.6 |