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Table 3 Prevalence of cultural malpractices during childbirth and postpartum among women who gave birth within the last one year in rural Gozamen district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 600)

From: Antenatal care follow-up decreases the likelihood of cultural malpractice during childbirth and postpartum among women who gave birth in the last one-year in Gozamen district, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Cultural malpractice

Frequency

Percent

Abdominal massage

67

11.2

Home delivery

203

33.9

Colostrum avoidance

31

16.6

Pre-lacteal feeding

24

12.8

Bath newborn soon after birth

138

23

Overall at least one cultural malpractice

187

31.2