Table 3 Health service utilization, information on child feeding and feeding practice of mothers in Sinan Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 736)
Variables | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
N | % | ||
Gravidity | Primigravida | 165 | 22 |
Multigravida | 571 | 78 | |
ANC follow up for the index child | Yes | 661 | 90 |
Place of delivery | Home | 310 | 42 |
Health posts | 30 | 4 | |
Health institutions | 396 | 54 | |
Mode of delivery | Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 693 | 94 |
Assisted deliveries | 43 | 6 | |
PNC follow up for the index child | Yes | 340 | 46 |
Utilizations of Family planning before current pregnancy | Yes | 627 | 85 |
Counseled on BF | Yes | 625 | 85 |
Time to reach nearby health center | Less than 2 h | 641 | 87 |
2 h and above | 95 | 13 | |
Knew when to start CF | Yes | 679 | 92 |
Initiation of CF | Timely initiate CF | 463 | 63 |
Not timely initiate CF | 273 | 37 | |
Currently breast feed | Yes | 721 | 98 |
Source of information of CF | Health professionals | 171 | 23 |
family members | 141 | 19 | |
HEWs | 424 | 58 | |
Meal frequency of children | 1-2times/day | 165 | 22 |
Three | 295 | 40 | |
Four and above | 276 | 38 | |
Feeding material | Feed by cup or spoon | 459 | 62 |
Active feeding | 205 | 28 | |
Bottle feeding | 25 | 3 | |
Othersa | 47 | 6 | |
Consistency of the CF | Gruel | 176 | 24 |
Slightly dense porridge | 192 | 26 | |
Dense porridge | 34 | 5 | |
Usual household food | 313 | 43 | |
Othersb | 21 | 3 | |