Table 2.

Obstetric history of mothers and infants (n = 300).

Variables	Categories	n	%
Parity	1–2	86	28.7
	≥3	214	71.3
Child gender	Boys	178	59.3
	Girls	122	40.7
Pregnancy planned	No	175	58.3
	Yes	125	41.7
Attended ANC	No	20	6.7
	Yes	280	93.3
ANC initiation #	Less than 1 month	87	31.1
	2–3 months	105	35.0
	Over 3 months	88	29.3
Pregnancy term	Full	245	81.7
	Premature	55	18.3
Infant birth weight	<2.5 kg	1	0.3
	≥2.5 kg	299	99.7
Pregnancy complications	No	250	83.3
	Yes	50	16.7
Currently breastfeeding	No	98	32.7
	Yes	202	67.3
Diagnosed with a disease during pregnancy	No	277	92.3
	Yes	33	7.7
Discharged same day after delivery	Yes	137	45.6
	No	163	54.3
Child complications at birth	Yes	60	20
	No	240	80

ANC stands for antenatal care, n indicates frequency, % indicates percentage and # indicates n = 280.