Table 2.
Obstetrics characteristics and service use of the study participants (n = 356), Goba District, Bale Zone, South-East Ethiopia, February, 2014
| Variable | Place of delivery | P-Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID (Cases) | HD (Controls) | ||
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
| Gravidity (number of pregnancies) | |||
| 1 | 40(33.9) | 29(12.2) | <0.001 |
| 2-3 | 50(42.4) | 86(36.1) | |
| ≥ 4 | 28(23.7) | 123(51.7) | |
| Parity (birth order) | |||
| 1 | 42(35.6) | 29(12.2) | <0.001 |
| 2-3 | 54(45.8) | 102(42.9) | |
| ≥ 4 | 22(18.6) | 107(45.0) | |
| Age at first pregnancy | |||
| < 20 years | 57(48.3) | 151(63.4) | 0.006 |
| ≥ 20 years | 61(51.7) | 87(36.6) | |
| Number of live births | |||
| 1 | 151(63.4) | 34(14.3) | <0.001 |
| ≥ 2 | 87(36.6) | 204(85.7) | |
| Number of abortion | |||
| 0 | 101(85.6) | 192(80.7) | 0.252 |
| ≥ 1 | 17(14.4) | 46(19.3) | |
| Number of still birth | |||
| 0 | 107(90.7) | 218(91.6) | 0.772 |
| ≥ 1 | 11(9.3) | 20(8.4) | |
| ANC in the very latest pregnancy | |||
| I had ANC | 109(92.4) | 171(71.8) | <0.001 |
| I had No ANC | 9(7.6) | 67(28.2) | |
| Gestational age at 1st ANC (n = 280) | |||
| ≤ 12 weeks | 18(15.3) | 11(4.6) | <0.001 |
| 13-24 weeks | 72(61.0) | 85(35.7) | |
| ≥ 25 Weeks | 19(16.1) | 75(31.5) | |
| Number of ANC visits (n = 280) | |||
| 1-3 visits | 41(34.7) | 123(51.7) | <0.001 |
| ≥ 4 visits | 68(57.6) | 48(20.2) | |
| Obstetric complications encountered | |||
| Yes | 34(28.8) | 24(10.1) | <0.001 |
| No | 84(71.2) | 214(89.9) | |
| Decision maker for obstetric service seeking | |||
| Self | 35(29.7) | 21(8.8) | <0.001 |
| Others (Husband/Relatives) | 17(14.4) | 54(22.7) | |
| Me & Husband jointly | 66(55.9) | 163(68.5) | |
*p-values were derived from a chi-square test