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Table 2 Colostrum avoidance practice and health care service utilization among mothers having children less than 2 years of age, in Aksum Town, Central Zone of Tigray, 2017

From: Colostrum avoidance and associated factors among mothers having children less than 2 years of age in Aksum town, Tigray, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study 2017

Variables

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Colostrum avoided (477)

 Yes

30

6.3

 No

447

93.7

Reason for avoiding colostrum (30)

 Maternal medical illness

13

43.3

 For the child growth

4

13.3

 My breast has no milk

11

36.7

 Cause abdominal discomfort and diarrhea

2

6.7

Did you give pre-lacteal feeding?

 Yes

48

10.1

 No

429

89.9

Reason to give pre-lacteal (48)

 Breast feed for infant will cause thirsty

13

27.1

  For child growth

3

6.3

  Breast problem

16

33.3

  Inadequate breast milk secretion

2

4.2

  Infant feeding problem

3

6.3

  Maternal medical illness

10

20.8

  Cultural practice

1

2.1

Breast feeding initiation (477)

 Within 1 h

271

56.8

 Greater than 1 h

206

43.2

ANC visit (477)

 Yes

461

96.6

 No

16

3.4

How many (477)

 ≥ 4

341

71.5

 < 4

136

28.5

Breast feeding counseling (477)

 Yes

467

97.9

 No

10

2.1

About what did you counseled (multiple answer was possible)? (467)

 Benefit of breast feeding

408

85.5

 Position of the baby

296

62.1

 Exclusive breast feeding

388

81.3

 Management of breast feed problem

243

50.9

 Expression of breast milk

306

64.2

Place of giving birth (477)

 Health facility

453

95

 At home

24

5

Mode of delivery (477)

 C/s delivery

41

8.6

 Normal

436

91.4

The person assisted you during delivery (477)

 Health profession

453

95

 Traditional birth attendant

24

5

PNC follow (477)

 Yes

412

86.4

 No

65

13.6

Maternal level pf information

 Good

434

91

 Poor

43

9