Table 2 Maternal health care and child feeding practices in Pawe District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015
From: Complementary feeding practices among children in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Antenatal care visit | ||
Yes | 445 | 56.7 |
No | 340 | 43.3 |
Number of antenatal care visit (n = 445) | ||
1–3 | 238 | 53.5 |
≥4 | 207 | 46.5 |
Place of delivery | ||
Home | 537 | 68.4 |
Health institution | 248 | 31.6 |
Postnatal checkup | ||
Yes | 622 | 79.2 |
No | 163 | 20.8 |
Postnatal counseling about CF* (n = 622) | ||
Yes | 405 | 65.1 |
No | 217 | 34.9 |
Mother’s IYCF knowledge | ||
Good knowledge | 422 | 53.8 |
Poor knowledge | 363 | 46.2 |
Ever breast feed | ||
Yes | 761 | 96.9 |
No | 24 | 3.1 |
Initiation of breast feeding (n = 761), h | ||
≤1 | 522 | 68.6 |
>1 | 239 | 31.4 |
Breast feeding status during the survey (n = 761) | ||
Yes | 665 | 84.7 |
No | 96 | 15.3 |
Prelacteal feeding (n = 704) | ||
Yes | 121 | 15.9 |
No | 640 | 84.1 |
Type of prelacteal food given (n = 122) | ||
Butter | 75 | 62 |
Cow milk | 73 | 60.3 |
Water and sugar | 72 | 59.5 |
Othersa | 81 | 67 |
Bottle feeding | ||
Yes | 318 | 40.5 |
No | 467 | 59.5 |
Initiation of complementary feeding | ||
Timely initiation (at sixth month) | 485 | 61.8 |
Early initiation (before sixth month) | 249 | 31.7 |
Late initiation (after sixth month) | 51 | 6.5 |
Dietary diversity | ||
Poor | 599 | 76.3 |
Good | 186 | 23.7 |