Table 3.
Obstetric history of pregnant women who delivered between September 2014 and March 2017 at pastoralist area of Borena zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia.
| Variables | Cases, n (%) | Controls, n (%) | Total, n (%) |
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| Gravidity (n = 236) | |||
| 1-2 | 17 (29) | 76 (43) | 93 (39) |
| 3-4 | 23 (82) | 59 (33) | 82 (35) |
| 5+ | 19 (32) | 42 (24) | 61 (26) |
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| Parity (n = 236) | |||
| 0-1 | 16 (27) | 28 (16) | 44 (19) |
| 2-3 | 20 (34) | 84 (47) | 104 (44) |
| 4+ | 23 (39) | 65 (37) | 88 (37) |
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| ANC attended (n = 236) | |||
| Yes | 25 (42) | 158 (89) | 183 (78) |
| No | 34 (58) | 19 (11) | 53 (22) |
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| Number of ANC visits (n = 183) | |||
| 1 | 7 (28) | 9 (6) | 16 (9) |
| 2 | 14 (56) | 24 (15) | 38 (21) |
| 3 | 3 (12) | 51 (32) | 54 (30) |
| 4 and above | 1 (4) | 74 (47) | 75 (41) |
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| Place of ANC visits (n = 183) | |||
| Health Post | 9 (36) | 22 (14) | 31 (17) |
| Health center + hospital | 16 (64) | 136 (86) | 152 (83) |
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| Place of delivery (n = 236) | |||
| Home | 29 (49) | 28 (16) | 57 (24.1) |
| In transit to health facility | 3 (5) | 3 (2) | 6 (2.5) |
| Health facility | 27 (46) | 146 (82) | 173 (73.4) |
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| Birth assisted by (n = 236) | |||
| Family/elder + TBA | 32 (54) | 27 (15) | 59 (25) |
| HEWs | 2 (3) | 3 (2) | 5 (2) |
| Health workers | 25 (42) | 147 (83) | 172 (73) |