Table 2.

Obstetric history and knowledge on PNC service of women who visited public health facilities in Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2014

Variables - N = 367	Frequency N	Percent %
Number of pregnancy
One	141	38.4
Two	121	33.0
Three	61	16.6
Four and above	44	12.0
ANC visit (at least one)
Yes	344	93.7
No	23	6.3
Frequency (Number) of ANC visit
< three	17	5.0
Three	53	15.4
Four and above	274	79.6
Months of pregnancy at first visit of ANC
< four month	115	33.4
At four month	111	32.3
At five month	68	19.8
> Five month	50	14.5
Mode of delivery
Normal	323	88.0
Caesarean section	22	6.0
Instrumental	22	6.0
Source of information (N = 170)
Health professional	128	75.3
Television	31	18.2
Othera	11	6.59
Do you know required frequency of PNC visits (N = 170)
Yes	73	42.9
No	97	57.1

^aFriends, neighbors and HEW