Table 2.
Health care service utilization and obstetrics related characteristics of the mothers of under 24-month-old child (n = 362) visiting the MCH unit of health centers in Burayu town, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2015.
| Variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
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| Parity | 1-2 | 147 | 40.6 |
| 3-4 | 114 | 31.5 | |
| 5 & above | 101 | 27.9 | |
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| ANC follow up | Yes | 353 | 97.5 |
| No | 9 | 2.5 | |
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| Receive counseling on IYCF | Yes | 169 | 46.7 |
| No | 193 | 53.3 | |
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| Source of information on sick baby feeding | Health professionals | 266 | 62.4 |
| Health extension workers | 24 | 6.6 | |
| Mass media | 43 | 11.9 | |
| Other | 29 | 9.1 | |
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| Place of delivery | Home | 20 | 5.5 |
| Health institution | 342 | 94.5 | |
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| Bottle feeding | Yes | 127 | 35.1 |
| No | 235 | 64.9 | |
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| Birth attendant | TBA | 7 | 1.9 |
| Health professional | 343 | 94.7 | |
| Relatives | 12 | 3.3 | |
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| Accesses to media | Radio | 278 | 76.8 |
| Television | 248 | 68.5 | |
| Magazine/books/news paper | 54 | 14.9 | |