Table 3 Healthcare service utilization-related factors of prelacteal feeding practice among postnatal mothers presenting at neonatal intensive care unit of Debre Tabor General Hospital, Amhara regional state, North Central Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 321)
Factors | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
ANC visit (n = 321) | ||
Yes | 295 | 91.9 |
No | 26 | 8.1 |
Number of ANC Visits (n = 295) | ||
< 4 | 101 | 34.2 |
≥ 4 | 194 | 65.8 |
Spousal accompany to ANC (n = 246) | ||
Yes | 86 | 35.0 |
No | 160 | 65.0 |
Place of delivery | ||
Health institution | 235 | 73.2 |
Home | 86 | 26.8 |
Mode of delivery | ||
Vaginal | 276 | 86.0 |
Cesarean section | 45 | 14.0 |
Personnel who assisted delivery | ||
Health professional | 236 | 73.5 |
Traditional birth attendant | 85 | 26.5 |
Birth outcome | ||
Single | 263 | 81.9 |
Twin | 58 | 18.1 |
Initiation time of breast feeding | ||
Early | 188 | 58.6 |
Late | 133 | 41.4 |
Postnatal care (PNC) utilization | ||
Yes | 269 | 83.8 |
No | 52 | 16.2 |
Counseled on the principles of optimal breastfeeding | ||
Yes | 296 | 92.2 |
No | 25 | 7.8 |
If yes, when?(n = 296)a | ||
During ANC | 97 | 32.8 |
During PNC | 199 | 67.2 |
awhat were you counseled about? (n = 296) | ||
Exclusive breast feeding up to 6 months | 285 | 88.8 |
Colostrum feeding | 291 | 90.7 |
Positioning and attachment | 145 | 45.1 |
Management of breast complaints | 133 | 41.4 |