Table 1.
Sociodemographic, obstetric, and clinical variables from women attending antenatal and postnatal services at the University of Gondar Teaching Hospital from 1 January 2016 to 30 May 2016.
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 15–24 | 39 (36.5%) |
| 25–34 | 56 (52.3%) |
| 35–44 | 12 (11.2%) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 83 (77.6%) |
| Rural | 24 (23.4%) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 97 (90.7%) |
| Muslim | 7 (6.5%) |
| Protestant | 3 (2.8%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 105 (98.1) |
| Single | 2 (1.9%) |
| Educational level | |
| Illiterate | 35 (32.7%) |
| Primary school (1–8) | 14 (13.1%) |
| Secondary school | 31 (29.0%) |
| Higher education | 27 (25.2%) |
| Occupational status | |
| Housewives | 65 (60.7%) |
| Self-employees | 17 (15.9%) |
| Government employees | 20 (18.7%) |
| Students | 3 (2.8%) |
| Daily laborer | 2 (1.9%) |
| Gravidity | |
| 1–3 | 95 (88.8%) |
| 4–6 | 10 (9.3%) |
| 7–9 | 2 (1.9%) |
| Prolonged labour | |
| Yes | 52 (48.6) |
| No | 55 (51.4%) |
| Premature rapture of membrane | |
| Yes | 43 (40.2%) |
| No | 64 (59.8%) |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Vaginal delivery | 69 (41.3%) |
| Cesarean delivery | 81 (48.5%) |
| Instrumental delivery | 17 (10.2%) |
| Place of delivery | |
| Health institution | 107 (100%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | |
| No | 98 (91.6%) |
| Yes | 9 (8.4%) |
| HIV/AIDS | |
| No | 103 (96.3%) |
| Yes | 4 (3.7%) |
HIV: human immunodeficiency virus.