Table 2.

Reproductive characteristics of women in postpartum period in Hawassa university referral hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2017(n = 580)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Did you or your partner use FP?	Yes	293	50.5
	No	287	49.5
what type of FP do you use? (n = 293)	coc	38	6.6
	Depo	189	32.6
	Implanon	23	4
	iucd	34	5.9
	Natural	8	1.4
	no FP	287	49.5
Do you plan this pregnancy?	Yes	520	89.7
	no	60	10.3
Gestational age of the current pregnancy?	preterm	58	10
	term	519	89.5
	post term	3	0.5
Did the mother had at least 1 ANC visit?	yes	521	89.8
	no	59	10.2
mode of delivery	SVD	461	9.5
	instrumental	11	1.9
	CS	108	18.6
sex of the current baby?	male	330	56.9
	female	250	43.1
future pregnancy intention	up to 6moth	1	0.2
	7–12 months	2	0.3
	13–24 months	9	1.6
	25–36 months	8	1.4
	after 3 years	132	22.8
	undecided	375	64.7
	I don’t want any more	531	9.1

KEY=FP family planning, IUCD intrauterine contraceptive device, SVD spontaneous vertex delivery, CS cesarean section