Table 3 Household environmental and maternal health care utilization characteristics of children aged 6–23 months at Southeast Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 801)
Characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Parity of the mother | 1–2 | 432 | 52.8 |
3–6 | 321 | 40.1 | |
≥ 5 | 57 | 7.1 | |
History of antenatal care visit | Yes | 742 | 92.6 |
No | 59 | 7.4 | |
Frequency of antenatal care visit | 1–3 | 169 | 22.8 |
≥ 4 | 1573 | 77.2 | |
Counselling on infant and young child feeding during antenatal care visit visit | Yes | 445 | 60.0 |
No | 297 | 40.0 | |
Postnatal care service visit | Yes | 676 | 84.4 |
No | 125 | 15.6 | |
Frequency of postnatal care service visit | 1 Times | 42 | 6.2 |
2 Times | 171 | 25.3 | |
≥ 3 times | 463 | 68.5 | |
Counselling on infant and young child feeding during postnatal visit | Yes | 402 | 50.2 |
No | 274 | 34.2 | |
Household source of drinking water | Protected | 691 | 86.3 |
Unprotected | 110 | 13.7 | |
Availability of home garden | Yes | 256 | 32.0 |
No | 545 | 68.0 | |
Availability of latrine | Yes | 763 | 95.3 |
No | 38 | 4.7 |