Table 2.
Obstetric characteristics of women in six districts, Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia August–September 2015 (n=1842)
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
| Number of alive birth (parity) | ||
| 1–2 | 762 | 41.1 |
| 3–4 | 692 | 37.6 |
| >=5 | 388 | 21.1 |
| Family size | ||
| 1–2 | 94 | 5.1 |
| 3–4 | 419 | 22.7 |
| 5+ | 1329 | 72.1 |
| Obstructed labor history | ||
| No | 1471 | 79.9 |
| Yes | 371 | 20.1 |
| History of terminated pregnancy | ||
| No | 1402 | 76.1 |
| Yes | 440 | 23.9 |
| ANC visit during last pregnancy | ||
| No visit | 637 | 34.6 |
| 1st –3rd | 883 | 47..9 |
| 4th & above | 322 | 17.5 |
| Advice during ANC where to delivery | ||
| No | 710 | 58.9 |
| Yes | 495 | 41.1 |
| Place of last birth | ||
| At home | 1503 | 81.6 |
| Health facilities | 339 | 18.4 |
| Assistant During Delivery At Home (N=1503) | ||
| TBA | 1276 | 84.9 |
| Mothers | 163 | 10.8 |
| HEW | 40 | 2.7 |
| Neighbor | 24 (1.6) | 1.6 |
| preferred to attended for delivery | ||
| Male | 65 | 3.5 |
| Female | 1399 | 76.0 |
| Both male and female | 378 | 20.5 |
| Time taken to nearly delivery facility | ||
| <=30 mints | 1009 | 54.8 |
| >30 mints | 833 | 45.2 |
| Health facility provide delivery service at Kebeles (sub-district) | ||
| No | 756 | 41 |
| Yes | 1086 | 59 |
| Transportation to reach the health facility | ||
| Public Transpiration | 882 | 47.9 |
| Ambulance | 674 | 36.6 |
| Others | 286 | 15.5 |