Table 2.
Obstetric and maternal characteristics of women, Dangila district; Ethiopia, February 2015
| Variable | Frequency (n=763) | Percentage |
| Number of pregnancy (gravidity) | ||
| 1–3 | 327 | 42.8 |
| 4–6 | 315 | 41.3 |
| >6 | 121 | 15.9 |
| Number of delivery(parity) | ||
| 1–3 | 392 | 51.4 |
| 4–6 | 256 | 33.5 |
| >6 | 115 | 15.1 |
| Number of children | ||
| 1–3 | 421 | 55.2 |
| 4–6 | 242 | 31.7 |
| >6 | 100 | 13.1 |
|
Abortion(termination of pregnancy before 28 weeks of gestation) in life time |
||
| Yes | 89 | 11.7 |
| No | 674 | 88.3 |
| Still birth in life time | ||
| Yes | 140 | 18.3 |
| No | 623 | 81.7 |
| ANC visit | ||
| Yes | 511 | 66.9 |
| No | 252 | 33.1 |
| Gestational week at first ANC visit(n=511) | ||
| First trimester | 165 | 32.3 |
| Second trimester | 291 | 56.9 |
| Third trimester | 55 | 10.8 |
| Number of ANC visit(n=511) | ||
| 1–3 | 235 | 46.0 |
| 4 | 242 | 47.4 |
| >4 | 34 | 6.6 |
| Plan place of delivery | ||
| Yes | 472 | 61.9 |
| No | 291 | 38.1 |
| Where did you plan to give birth? (n=472) | ||
| Health institution | 342 | 72.5 |
| Home | 130 | 27.5 |
| Decision maker about place of delivery (n=472) | ||
| The mother herself | 336 | 71.2 |
| Her husband | 97 | 20.5 |
| Her relatives | 39 | 8.3 |
| ANC provider (n=511) | ||
| Health extension worker | 118 | 23.1 |
| Nurse/midwife | 393 | 76.9 |
|
Discussion about place of delivery with professionals (n=511) |
||
| Yes | 400 | 78.3 |
| No | 111 | 21.7 |
| Assistant during last Delivery at home (n = 623) | ||
| Family member | 156 | 25.0 |
| Her friend | 25 | 4.0 |
| TBA (Untrained) | 367 | 58.9 |
| TBA(trained) | 76 | 12.1 |
ANC – Antenatal Care; TBA – Traditional Birth Attendant