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Table 2 Obstetrics and maternal health service utilization related variables of mothers who had children 6–23 months of age in rural community of Soro district, South Ethiopia, August, 2015 to September, 2015

From: Timely initiation of complementary feeding to children aged 6–23 months in rural Soro district of Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Categories

Frequency

Percentage

ANC follow up

Yes

445

82.0

No

98

18

Number of ANC visit(N = 445)

Only once

53

11.9

2–3 times

258

57.9

>or = 4 times

134

30.2

Place of delivery

Home delivery

439

80.8

Hospital

17

3.1

Health center

68

12.52

Health post

17

3.1

Private clinic

2

0.4

Individual who assisted the delivery

Skilled Provider(Nurse/midwife/HO/Doctor)

94

17.3

HEWs

17

3.1

Non professionals(TBA and other persons)

432

79.6

Postnatal care

Yes

106

19.5

No

437

80.5

Months of pregnancy during Initiation of ANC (n = 445

1–3

22

4.9

4+

423

95.1

Counselling on complementary feeding

Yes

298

54.9

No

237

43.6

Don’t know

8

1.5