Table 2.

Characteristics of mothers and neonates in Aroresa district, Southern Ethiopia, 2018

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage
Birth order	1st and 2nd	108	18.5
	3rd and 4th	294	50.5
	5th and above	182	31.2
History of still birth	Yes	84	14.4
	No	500	85.6
History of chronic diagnosed medical illness	Yes	27	4.6
	No	557	95.4
ANC visit	Yes	405	69.3
	No	179	30.7
Number of ANC visits	None	179	30.7
	1–2	209	35.8
	3 and 4	196	33.6
Complication during labor	Yes	83	14.2
	No	501	85.8
Place of deliver	Health facility	266	45.5
	Home	318	54.5
Baby sex	Boys	284	48.6
	Girls	300	51.4
Birth type	Single	560	95.9
	Twin	24	4.1
Baby’s size	Average	404	69.2
	Small	60	10.3
	Large	120	20.5
Birth interval	No previous birth	61	10.4
	< 24 months	233	39.9
	24–48 months	258	44.2
	> 48 months	32	5.5
Initiation of breast feeding	< 60 min	520	89.0
	> 60 min	64	11.0
Neonatal complication	Yes	162	27.7
	No	422	72.3
Post natal care	Yes	309	52.9
	No	275	47.1