Table 2 Maternal health care related characteristics of care givers who have children aged 6–59 months, in West Azernet Berbere woreda, south west Ethiopia,2021
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Number of pregnancy | ||
≤ 3 | 312 | 66.2 |
4–6 | 147 | 31.2 |
7–9 | 12 | 2.5 |
Alive child | ||
≤ 3 | 337 | 71.5 |
4–6 | 126 | 26.8 |
7–9 | 8 | 1.7 |
Age at marriage | ||
15–20 | 397 | 84.3 |
21–25 | 67 | 14.2 |
26–30 | 7 | 1.5 |
Age at first pregnancy | ||
15–20 | 329 | 69.9 |
21–25 | 124 | 26.3 |
26–33 | 8 | 3.8 |
ANC follow-up | ||
Yes | 436 | 92.6 |
No | 35 | 7.4 |
Number of ANC follow up | ||
≤ 2 | 89 | 20.4 |
≥ 3 | 347 | 79.6 |
Birth place | ||
Health institution | 428 | 90.9 |
Home | 43 | 9.1 |
Postnatal care visit | ||
Yes | 219 | 46.5 |
No | 252 | 53.3 |
Place of PNC | ||
Home | 41 | 18.7 |
Health institution | 178 | 81.3 |
Birth interval | ||
< 23 month | 201 | 42.6 |
≥ 24 month | 270 | 57.4 |
distance to health facility(km) | ||
≤ 2.5 | 363 | 77.1 |
> 2.5 | 108 | 22.9 |
Nutrition counseling by Health work | ||
Yes | 331 | 70.3 |
No | 140 | 29.7 |
Advice from peers/family about VAS | ||
Yes | 253 | 53.7 |
No | 218 | 46.3 |
Husbands disapproval | ||
Yes | 34 | 7.2 |
No | 437 | 92.8 |
Maternal work load | ||
Yes | 70 | 14.9 |
No | 401 | 85.1 |