Table 3 Maternal health service and infant related characteristics of mothers of infants aged 6–12 months in Wolkite town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Categories | Maternal employment status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employed (N = 241) | Unemployed (N = 244) | Overall (N = 485) | |||||
Frequency | Percent (%) | Frequency | Percent (%) | Frequency | Percent (%) | ||
Number of children | 1–2 | 147 | 61 | 139 | 57 | 286 | 59 |
≥ 3 | 94 | 39 | 105 | 43 | 199 | 41 | |
Sex of the infant | Male | 116 | 48.1 | 126 | 51.6 | 242 | 49.9 |
Female | 125 | 51.9 | 118 | 48.4 | 243 | 50.1 | |
Birth order of infant | 1–2 | 149 | 61.8 | 142 | 58.2 | 291 | 60 |
≥ 3 | 92 | 38.2 | 102 | 41.8 | 194 | 40 | |
Birth interval in month | ≤ 35 | 57 | 32.2 | 39 | 22 | 96 | 27 |
≥ 36 | 120 | 67.8 | 138 | 78 | 258 | 73 | |
ANC visit | Yes | 232 | 96.3 | 243 | 99.6 | 475 | 98 |
No | 9 | 3.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 10 | 2 | |
Number of ANC visits | 1–2 | 32 | 13.8 | 33 | 13.6 | 65 | 13.7 |
≥ 3 | 200 | 86.2 | 210 | 86.4 | 410 | 86.3 | |
Breastfeeding counseling during ANC | Yes | 186 | 77.2 | 193 | 79.4 | 379 | 79.8 |
No | 46 | 19.1 | 50 | 20.6 | 96 | 20.2 | |
Place of delivery | Health facility | 240 | 99.6 | 242 | 99.2 | 482 | 99 |
Home | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | |
Mode of delivery | Normal/vaginal | 225 | 93.4 | 232 | 95.1 | 457 | 94 |
C/S | 16 | 6.6 | 12 | 4.9 | 28 | 6 | |
PNC service | Yes | 124 | 51.5 | 107 | 43.9 | 231 | 47.6 |
No | 117 | 48.5 | 137 | 56.1 | 254 | 52.4 | |
Breastfeeding counseling during PNC | Yes | 120 | 96.8 | 104 | 97.2 | 224 | 97 |
No | 4 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.8 | 7 | 3 | |
Social support for EBF | Yes | 105 | 43.6 | 130 | 53.3 | 235 | 48.5 |
No | 136 | 56.4 | 114 | 46.7 | 250 | 51.5 | |
Maternal EBF knowledge | Poor | 16 | 6.6 | 8 | 3.3 | 24 | 5 |
Adequate | 225 | 93.4 | 236 | 96.7 | 461 | 95 | |