Table 3.
Maternal and reproductive characteristics of mothers in Ethiopia, EDHS 2019
| Variables | Categories | Weighted frequency (%) | Breastfeeding initiation time | |
| Early | Late | |||
| ANC visit | No ANC visit | 505 (25.5%) | 339 (17.1%) | 166 (8.4%) |
| 1–3 visit | 649 (32.8%) | 484 (24.4%) | 165 (8.3%) | |
| 4 and above visit | 828 (41.8%) | 636 (32.1%) | 192 (9.7%) | |
| Place of delivery | Home | 849 (42.8%) | 591 (29.8%) | 258 (13.0%) |
| Health institution | 1133 (57.2%) | 868 (43.8%) | 265 (13.4%) | |
| Mode of delivery | SVD | 1842 (92.9%) | 1389 (70.1%) | 453 (22.9%) |
| Caesarean section | 140 (7.1%) | 70 (3.5%) | 70 (3.5%) | |
| Twin or single birth | Single birth | 1964 (99.1%) | 1446 (72.9%) | 518 (26.1%) |
| Twin | 18 (0.9%) | 13 (0.6%) | 5 (0.3%) | |
| Parity | 1–2 | 851 (42.9%) | 600 (30.3%) | 251 (12.7%) |
| 3–4 | 541 (27.3%) | 407 (20.5%) | 134 (6.8%) | |
| 5 and above | 590 (29.8%) | 452 (22.8%) | 138 (6.9%) | |
| Birth order | 1–3 | 1159 (58.5%) | 830 (41.9%) | 329 (16.7%) |
| 4–6 | 564 (28.5%) | 429 (21.6%) | 135 (6.8%) | |
| 6 and above | 259 (13.1%) | 200 (10.1%) | 59 (2.9%) | |
(n=1982).
ANC, antenatal care; SVD, spontaneous vaginal delivery.