Table 3.

Obstetric and maternal health service use history and experience during current childbirth of respondents, Addis Ababa, 2013

Characteristics		Frequency (%)
Gravidity	One	69 (39.9)
	Two-three	83 (48.0)
	Four and above	21 (12.1)
	Total (N)	173 (100.0)
	Mean ± SD of gravidity = 2.1 ± 1.29
History of ANC use during last pregnancy (n = 170)	Yes	165 (95.4)
	No	8 (4.6)
	Total (n)	170 (100.0)
History of previous institutional birth (n = 104)	Yes	74 (71.2)
	No	30 (28.8)
	Total (n)	171 (100.0)
Length of stay in the health facility where childbirth happened* (n = 171)	Less than 12 hours	96 (56.1)
	12-24 hours	61 (35.7)
	More than 24 hours	14 (8.2)
	Total (n)	171 (100.0)
	Median duration of stay = 6 hours
Number of health professionals who attended the mother at different point in time during childbirth	One	7 (4.0)
	Two	83 (48.0)
	Three-four	66 (38.2)
	Five and above	17 (9.8)
	Total (N)	173 (100)
Sex of the main health provider who attended a mother during childbirth	Male	73 (42.2)
	Female	100 (57.8)
	Total (N)	173 (100.0)
Did anyone other than concerned health provider have access to see you during your labor?	Yes	16 (9.2)
	No	157 (90.8)
	Total	173 (100.0)
Have you faced birth complication/s during your current labor?	Yes	29 (16.8)
	No	143 (82.7)
	I don’t Know	1 (0.6)
	Total	173 (100.0)

*total duration of stay from the time of admission until the interview was conducted.