Utilization of early postnatal care services and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last 12 months in South Gondar Zone District, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 1 Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents at South Gondar Zone District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 761)

Variable	Characteristics	Number	Percentage
Age	< 20 yrs	45	6.0
	21 to 25 yrs	281	37.2
	26 to 30 yrs	174	23
	31 to 35 yrs	112	14.8
	36 to 40 yrs	144	19.0
Marital status	Married	587	77.6
Marital status	Unmarried	169	22.4
Religion	Orthodox	688	91.0
Religion	Muslim	68	9.0
Ethnicity	Amhara	676	89.4
Ethnicity	Tigire	80	10.6
Resident	Rural	584	77.2
Resident	Urban	172	22.8
Mother educational status	Unable to read and write	277	36.6
	Able to read and write	302	39.9
	Primary school	62	8.2
	Secondary school	40	5.3
	College and above	75	9.9
Husband educational status	Unable to read and write	170	22.5
	Able to read and write	159	21.0
	Primary	312	41.3
	Secondary	23	3.0
	College and above	92	12.2
Income	< 1000 ETB	280	37.0
	1000 to 1500 ETB	357	47.2
	> 1500 ETB	119	15.7
Mass media utilization	No	630	83.3
Mass media utilization	Yes	126	16.7
Distance from health facility	< 30 min	112	14.8
	30 min to 1 h	124	16.4
	> 1 h	520	68.8
Place of delivery	Home delivery	96	12.7
	Governmental health institution	603	79.8
	Private health institution	57	7.5
Had an appointment with the health care providers when to return	No	535	70.8
	Yes	221	29.2
Length of stay at a health facility	< 24 h	527	69.7
Length of stay at a health facility	> 24	133	17.6

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