Table 2 Obstetric related characteristics of mothers who gave birth at Public Hospitals in North Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, central Ethiopia, June 15 to July 30, 2021(n = 441)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
ANC follow up | ||
 Yes | 365 | 82.8 |
 No | 76 | 17.2 |
Number of ANC visits (n = 365) | ||
  ≤ three | 250 | 68.6 |
 Four and above | 115 | 31.4 |
Time of starting ANC visit (n = 365) | ||
  ≤ 16 weeks | 240 | 65.8 |
  > 16 weeks | 125 | 34.2 |
Parity | ||
 Prim parous | 129 | 29.3 |
 Multiparous | 242 | 54.9 |
 Grand multiparous | 70 | 15.9 |
Type of pregnancy | ||
 Singleton | 429 | 97.3 |
 Multiple | 12 | 2.7 |
Birth interval (n = 312) | ||
  < 24 months | 68 | 21.8 |
 24–48 months | 159 | 50.0 |
  > 48 months | 85 | 27.2 |
Pregnancy complications | ||
 Yes | 107 | 24.3 |
 No | 334 | 75.7 |
Mode of deliveries | ||
 SVD | 338 | 76.6 |
 C/S | 74 | 14.0 |
 Instrumental delivery | 29 | 6.6 |
Gestational age at delivery | ||
 Term | 391 | 88.7 |
 Preterm | 50 | 11.3 |
Type of Pregnancy | ||
 Planned and wanted | 343 | 77.8 |
 Unplanned but wanted | 85 | 19.3 |
 Unplanned and unwanted | 13 | 2.9 |