Table 2. Childbirth and reproductive health characteristics of the participants in Sidama region, Ethiopia, 2020.

Variables		Before intervention		After intervention
		Frequency	(%)	Frequency	(%)
Parity	1	261	36.4	218	31.0
	2–3	320	44.6	348	49.4
	4–6	126	17.6	134	19.0
	7–9	10	1.4	4	0.6
Number of alive children	1	270	37.7	227	32.2
	2–4	379	52.9	429	60.9
	≥5	68	9.5	48	6.8
ANC follow up	Yes	687	95.8	696	98.9
	No	30	4.2	8	1.1
Place of birth	Home	174	24.3	113	16.1
	Health facility	543	75.7	591	83.9
Birth assistance	Skilled	543	75.7	592	84.1
	Non-killed	174	24.3	112	15.9
Mode of delivery	Vaginal	632	88.1	605	85.9
	Abdominal	85	11.9	99	14.1
Sex of the child	Female	386	53.8	368	52.3
	Male	331	46.2	336	47.7
PNC use	Yes	303	42.3	278	39.6
	No	414	57.7	424	60.4
Postpartum period duration	<14 weeks	337	47.0	443	63.0
	≥ 14 weeks	380	53.0	260	37.0
Return of menstruation (in days)	Didn’t resume	365	52.1%	282	40.1%
	10–45	194	27.7%	204	29.0%
	46–89	123	17.5%	217	30.8%
	90–125	19	2.7%	1	0.1%
Sexual activity resumed	Yes	572	79.8%	535	76.3%
	No	145	20.2%	166	23.7%