Table 2 Maternal and child related variables in rural Asgede-tsimbla District, North Ethiopia, March 2014
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Ante Natal care (ANC) | ||
No | 465 | 37.8 |
Yes | 765 | 62.2 |
Post Natal Care (PNC) | ||
No | 86 | 7 |
Yes | 1144 | 93 |
Place of delivery | ||
Home | 1133 | 92.1 |
H. institution | 97 | 7.9 |
Number of pregnancy | ||
≤3 | 754 | 61.3 |
>3 | 476 | 38.7 |
Number of children born alive | ||
<3 | 710 | 57.7 |
≥3 | 520 | 42.3 |
Start of complementary feeding | ||
≤6 months | 998 | 81.1 |
>6 months | 232 | 18.9 |
Duration of breast feeding | ||
6-25 months | 843 | 68.5 |
26-36 months | 387 | 31.5 |
Stunting status | ||
Stunted | 578 | 47 |
Not stunted | 652 | 53 |