Table 1 Maternal health service utilization and early child feeding practices of the study participants in Mettu town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2022
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
ANC follow up | Yes | 371 (96.1) |
No | 15 (3.9) | |
Number of ANC visits (n = 371) | 4 and above | 174 (46.9) |
Less than four | 197 (53.1) | |
Counseling on child feeding during ANC (n = 371) | Counseled | 132 (35.6) |
Not counseled | 239 (64.4) | |
PNC service | Yes | 312 (80.8) |
No | 74 (19.2) | |
Counseling on child feeding during PNC (n = 312) | Counseled | 173 (55.4) |
Not counseled | 139 (44.6) | |
Parity | Primi para | 140 (36.3) |
Multipara | 246 (63.7) | |
Breastfeeding initiation time | Within 1 h | 241 (62.4) |
After 1 h | 145 (37.6) | |
CF initiation time | Before 6 months | 178 (46.1) |
At 6 months and above | 208 (53.9) |