Magnitude of Prelacteal Feeding and Its Associated Factors among Mothers Having Children Less than One Year of Age: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Rural Eastern Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia
Table 2
Feeding practices and health service utilization among mothers of children aged less than 12 months children in Eastern zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 803).
Variable
Alternatives
Frequency (n)
Percentage (%)
Parity (n = 803)
Primi
199
24.8
Multipara
604
75.2
Gestational age (n = 803)
Preterm
12
1.5
Term
777
96.8
Postterm
14
1.7
Pregnancy (n = 803)
Intended
648
80.7
Unintended
39
4.9
Mistimed
116
14.4
Complication during pregnancy (n = 803)
Presence
50
6.2
Absence
753
93.8
Place of delivery (n = 803)
Home
42
5.2
Health institution
761
94.8
Mode of delivery (n = 803)
C/S
28
3.5
Vaginal delivery
775
96.5
Duration of labor (n = 803)
<12 hours
673
83.8
≥12 hours
130
16.2
ANC follow-up (n = 803)
Yes
796
99.1
No
7
0.9
Number of ANC visit (n = 796)
1
6
0.8
2-3
173
21.7
≥ 4
617
77.5
Healthcare provider’s counseling during ANC (n = 796)
Yes
409
51.4
No
387
48.6
PNC follow-up
Yes
100
12.5
No
703
87.5
Healthcare provider’s counseling during PNC (n = 100)
