Table 2.
Obstetric Characteristics of the Mothers of the Exposed Newborns at Gurage Zone Public Health Institutions, Southwest Ethiopia (N = 422).
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Number of alive children | ||
<4 | 188 | 44.5 |
≥4 | 234 | 55.5 |
Number of ANC Visits | ||
Three or less times | 141 | 33.4 |
Four and above | 281 | 66.6 |
Birth Interval | ||
<1 year | 101 | 23.9 |
>2 years | 321 | 76.1 |
Mode of delivery | ||
SVD | 377 | 89.3 |
Instrumental | 28 | 6.6 |
Cesarean section | 17 | 4.0 |
Birth weight | ||
<2500gm | 47 | 11.1 |
≥2500gm | 375 | 88.9 |