Prevalence and Determinants of Complete Postnatal Care Service Utilization in Northern Shoa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Coverage of postnatal care services and related information’s among women who gave birth in the last ten months preceding this survey, Northern Shoa, Ethiopia, 2017.

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percent ()
Postnatal care utilization
Complete PNC (3 or more visits)	145	28.4
Sporadic PNC (2 or less PNC)	365	71.6
Reason for not complying with PNC recommendation
I didn’t know about its importance	124	33.9
It’s a waste of time once we get birth	39	10.7
I waited long time to get the service	57	15.6
Baby and I were completely healthy	178	48.8
Social reasons	84	23
Counseling about PNC
Yes	189	41.6
No	265	58.4
Previous Information about PNC
Had information	94	18.4
Never had information	416	81.6
Source of Information
Media	19	20.2
Magazines or other reading materials	30	31.9
Health extension workers	57	60.6
Friends	13	13.8
Postdelivery seclusion
Yes	389	76.3
No	121	23.7
Postnatal care vs seclusion
It’s more important than any clinic visit	191	49.1
No difference to me	103	26.5
No, the visit would be more important	95	24.4

PNC: postnatal care.