Table 2.
Obstetric characteristics and reproductive healthcare services utilization of the study participants at WCSH, Northeast Ethiopia, 2023.
| Variables | Admission status of mothers | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women with preeclampsia | Normotensive women | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| ANC follow-up | Yes | 129 (92.1) | 260 (92.90) | 389 (92.62) |
| No | 11 (7.9) | 20 (7.1) | 31 (7.38) | |
| Number of ANC visits | Less than four | 46 (35.7) | 19 (7.3) | 65 (15.48) |
| Four and above | 83 (64.3) | 241 (92.7) | 324 (77.14) | |
| Iron folic acid supplementation | Yes | 125 (89.3) | 253 (90.4) | 378 (90) |
| No | 15 (10.7) | 27 (9.6) | 42 (10) | |
| Number of children | Null | 69 (49.3) | 125 (44.6) | 194 (46.19) |
| Primiparous | 24 (17.1) | 65 (23.2) | 89 (21.19) | |
| Multiparous | 47 (33.6) | 90 (32.1) | 137 (32.62) | |
| Gestational age in weeks | <37 weeks | 42 (30.0) | 16 (5.7) | 58 (13.81) |
| ≥ 37 weeks | 98 (70.0) | 264 (94.3) | 362 (86.19) | |
| Onset of delivery | Spontaneous | 99 (70.7) | 265 (94.6) | 364 (86.67) |
| Induction | 41 (29.3) | 15 (5.4) | 56 (13.33) | |
| Mode of delivery | SVD | 84 (60.0) | 207 (73.9) | 291 (69.29) |
| Instrumental [vacuum and forceps] |
11 (7.9) | 12 (4.3) | 23 (5.48) | |
| Cesarean section | 45 (32.1) | 61 (21.8) | 106 (25.24) | |
| Duration of labor in hours | <12 h | 90 (64.3) | 126 (45.0) | 216 (51.43) |
| ≥12 h | 50 (35.7) | 154 (55.0) | 204 (4857) | |
| Hemoglobin level in g/dl | <11 mg/dL | 30 (21.4) | 39 (13.9) | 69 (16.43) |
| ≥11 mg/dL | 110 (78.6) | 241 (86.1) | 351 (83.57) | |