Table 2.
Past Obstetrics Characteristics of study participants in Debremarkos town, North West Ethiopia, January 2016. (n = 502)
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age at First Marriage (Mean ± SD = 21.03 ± 3.43) | ||
| <18 Years | 114 | 23.7 |
| ≥18 Years | 368 | 76.3 |
| Age at first pregnancy (Mean ± SD = 23.45 ± 4.07) | ||
| ≤18 years | 52 | 10.4 |
| 19–24 years | 282 | 56.2 |
| 25–30 years | 136 | 27.1 |
| Above30years | 32 | 6.4 |
| Number of pregnancy | ||
| I | 153 | 30.5 |
| II–IV | 249 | 49.6 |
| V | 100 | 19.9 |
| Number of delivery | ||
| ≤4 | 428 | 85.3 |
| ≥5 | 74 | 14.7 |
| Experience of Prolonged labor greater than 12 h previously | ||
| No | 359 | 71.5 |
| Yes | 143 | 28.5 |
| Previous place of delivery (n = 345) | ||
| Health facility | 167 | 48.4 |
| Home | 178 | 51.6 |
| Experience of Bad Obstetrics History (n = 352) | ||
| No | 233 | 66.2 |
| Yes | 119 | 33.8 |
| Pregnancy Plan | ||
| Unplanned | 120 | 23.9 |
| Planned | 382 | 76.1 |
| Place where ANC attended | ||
| Health Post | 26 | 5.2 |
| Health Center | 347 | 69.1 |
| Hospital | 125 | 24.9 |
| Othersa | 4 | 0.8 |
| GA at first ANC visit | ||
| Before 16 weeks | 401 | 79.9 |
| 16–28 weeks | 94 | 18.7 |
| After 28 weeks | 7 | 1.4 |
| Number of ANC visit completed | ||
| One | 18 | 3.6 |
| Two and Three | 316 | 62.9 |
| Four and above | 168 | 33.5 |
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