Table 2 Maternal and child-related factors of mothers of children 6–23 months at Gendewuha, Amhara Region, Ethiopia 2020
Variable | Category | Frequency(n) | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Place of delivery | Health Institution | 208 | 80.9 |
Home | 49 | 19.1 | |
Mode of delivery | Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 239 | 93.0 |
Cesarean section | 18 | 7.0 | |
Breastfeeding initiated | ≤1 h | 219 | 85.2 |
> 1 h | 38 | 14.8 | |
Prelactile feeding | Yes | 35 | 13.6 |
No | 222 | 86.4 | |
Harmful Culture on complementary feeding | No | 130 | 50.6 |
Yes | 127 | 49.4 | |
Counseling about feeding | Yes | 223 | 86.8 |
No | 34 | 13.2 |