Table 2.
Obstetric and medical related characteristics of the women delivered in Debretabor town health institution northwest, Ethiopia, from June to September 2016 (N = 548)
| Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| MUAC | ||
| < 24 CM | 55 | 10 |
| ≥ 24 CM | 493 | 90 |
| Parity | ||
| Primi para | 233 | 42.5 |
| Para 2–5 | 250 | 45.6 |
| Para > 5 | 65 | 11.9 |
| ANC follow up | ||
| Yes | 511 | 93.2 |
| No | 37 | 6.8 |
| Number of ANC visit | ||
| < 4 times | 222 | 40.5 |
| ≥ 4 times | 326 | 59.5 |
| Pregnancy status | ||
| Planned | 496 | 90.4 |
| Unplanned | 52 | 9.6 |
| Modern contraceptive use prior to current pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 488 | 89 |
| No | 60 | 11 |
| Birth to pregnancy interval in months | ||
| None | 233 | 42.5 |
| < 36 | 84 | 15.3 |
| ≥ 36 | 231 | 42.2 |
| Poor obstetric history | ||
| Preterm | 14 | 2.6 |
| Still birth | 18 | 3.3 |
| Abortion | 101 | 18.4 |
| Mode of delivery | ||
| SVD | 412 | 75.3 |
| Instrumental delivery | 59 | 10.7 |
| C/S | 77 | 14 |
| Status of labor | ||
| Spontaneous | 501 | 91.6 |
| Induced | 33 | 5.9 |
| Elective C/S | 14 | 2.5 |
| History of HIV testing | ||
| Yes | 523 | 95.6 |
| No | 25 | 4.4 |
| Status of HIV | ||
| Positive | 27 | 4.9 |
| Un known | 25 | 4.6 |
| Negative | 496 | 90.5 |
| Blood RH factor | ||
| Positive | 534 | 97.4 |
| Negative | 14 | 2.6 |
| PROM | ||
| Yes | 68 | 12.4 |
| No | 480 | 87.6 |
| HGB (mg/dl) | ||
| < 11 | 52 | 9.5 |
| ≥ 11 | 496 | 90.5 |
| GA at delivery | ||
| Preterm | 70 | 12.8 |
| Term | 415 | 75.7 |
| Post term | 63 | 11.5 |
| Obstetric complication | ||
| Yes | 92 | 16.8 |
| No | 456 | 83.2 |
| Type of obstetric complication | ||
| APH | 42 | 7.7 |
| PIH | 27 | 4.9 |
| Multiple pregnancy | 15 | 2.7 |
| Polyhydraminous | 8 | 1.5 |
| History of medical illness | ||
| Yes | 60 | 10.9 |
| No | 488 | 89.1 |
| Type of medical illness | ||
| CHTN | 13 | 2.4 |
| DM | 8 | 1.5 |
| Heart failure | 9 | 1.6 |
| Asthma | 5 | 0.9 |
| UTI | 19 | 3.5 |
| Malaria | 6 | 1.0 |