Research Article

Healthcare-Seeking Behavior and Associated Factors for Newborn Danger Signs among Mothers Who Gave Birth in the Last 12 Months in Anlemo District

Table 3

Healthcare service utilization of mothers in Anlemo district, southern Ethiopia, 2019.

VariablesCategoriesNo (percent)

Time to reach nearest HF (n = 421) (in minutes)≤30204 (48.5)
>30217 (51.5)

ANC follow-up (n = 421)Yes296 (70.3)
No125 (29.7)

ANC counseling receiving (n = 296)Yes296 (100)
No0 (0)

Type of ANC counseling (n = 296) (the topics clients counseled)Nutrition69 (23.3)
Breast feeding67 (22.5)
Low birth weight49 (16.6)
Family planning25 (8.5)
Newborn danger signs86 (29.1)

Place of delivery (n = 296)Health institutions169 (57.1)
Home127 (42.9)

PNC follow up (n = 169)Yes102 (60.4)
No67 (39.6)

Type of counseling during PNC (n = 102)Breast feeding42 (41.2)
Nutrition11 (10.8)
Newborn danger signs18 (17.6)
Kangaroo mother care9 (8.8)
Personal hygiene22 (21.6)