Table 2.
Maternal and child healthcare utilization and child feeding practices (n = 811), Rural Kebeles of Hawassa, 2012
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Breast feeding type (first six months) | |
| Exclusive | 598(73.7) |
| Mixed | 213(26.3) |
| Cessation of breast feeding | |
| Before two years | 458(56.5) |
| Two years and beyond | 353(43.5) |
| Feed on colostrum | |
| Yes | 516(63.6) |
| No | 295(36.4) |
| Frequency of daily complementary feeding | |
| At least 3 times per day | 362(44.7) |
| Less than 3 times per day | 449(55.3) |
| Immunization status | |
| Not immunized | 18(2.2) |
| Partially immunized | 61(7.5) |
| Fully immunized | 732(90.3) |
| ANC visit | |
| At least one visit | 748(92.2) |
| No visit at all | 63(7.8) |
| Preceding birth interval | |
| Less than 24 months | 145(17.9) |
| 24 months and above | 666(82.1) |
| Birth order of the last child | |
| First | 128(15.8) |
| Second | 143(17.6) |
| Third and more | 540(66.6) |
| Number of under five children in HH | |
| One | 528(65.1) |
| More than one | 283(34.9) |
| Diarrheal morbidity in the past 12 months | |
| Yes | 715(88.2) |
| No | 96(11.8) |