Table 3 Availablity and accessability of health information among mothers who were attending ANC in the public health facilities of Debremarkos town, Feburary-March 2014 (n = 320)
Variable | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Health education about ANCon previous pregnancy(n = 126) | Yes | 85 | 67.5 |
No | 41 | 32.5 | |
Advised for ANC (n = 320) | Yes | 182 | 56.9 |
No | 138 | 43.1 | |
By whom you were advised (n = 182) | Husbands | 105 | 57.7 |
HealtrhextentionWorkers | 28 | 15.4 | |
Relatives | 20 | 11 | |
Friends/nigbours | 29 | 15.9 | |
Advised on initiation time (n = 128) | Yes | 38 | 20.9 |
No | 144 | 79.1 | |
Advised time(n = 38) | ≤16 weeks | 36 | 94.7 |
> 16 weeks | 2 | 5.3 |