Table 2. Harmful cultural practices during the perinatal period in Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 413).
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Food taboos | ||
| No | 230 | 55.7 |
| Yes | 183 | 44.3 |
| Abdominal massage with butter | ||
| No | 311 | 75.3 |
| Yes | 102 | 24.7 |
| “Koso” drinking | ||
| No | 220 | 53.3 |
| Yes | 193 | 46.7 |
| “Telba” drinking | ||
| No | 215 | 52.1 |
| Yes | 198 | 47.9 |
| Place of Birth | ||
| Home | 197 | 47.7 |
| Health facility | 216 | 52.3 |
| An instrument used to cut the umbilical cord | ||
| Unclean blade | 184 | 55.4 |
| Clean blade | 229 | 44.6 |
| The material used to tie the cord | ||
| Unclean | 174 | 42.1 |
| Clean | 239 | 57.9 |
| Pre lacteal feeding | ||
| No | 146 | 35.4 |
| Yes | 267 | 64.6 |
| Colostrum feeding | ||
| No | 131 | 31.7 |
| Yes | 282 | 68.3 |
| Time to start breastfeeding | ||
| Not within 1hr | 120 | 29.1 |
| Within 1hr | 293 | 70.9 |
| The initial time of bathing | ||
| Not within 24hr | 161 | 39.0 |
| Within 24hr | 252 | 61.0 |