Table 2.

Reproductive and reproductive health service-related history of postpartum mother at Debre Tabor town, South Gondar zone, North West Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 546)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Parity	1–2	407	74.5
	3–4	122	22.3
	≥ 5	17	3.1
No of a live child	1–2	414	75.8
	3–4	117	21.4
	≥ 5	15	2.7
Do you have an abortion	Yes	51	9.3
	No	495	90.7
Type of abortion (N = 51)	Spontaneous	39	76.5
	Induced	12	23.5
No of abortion (N = 51)	Once	46	90.2
	Two times	5	9.8
Delivery place	Institutional delivery	532	97.4
	Home delivery	14	2.6
Mode of delivery	Spontaneous delivery	414	75.8
	Non-spontaneous delivery	132	24.2
Intention to have another child	Yes	426	78
	No	120	22
Discussed with their husband about FP	Yes	234	42.9
	No	312	57.1
Time interval b/n last and present child (N = 319)	≤ 2 years	51	16
	2.1–3.9 years	69	21.6
	≥ 4 years	199	62.4
Do you have ANC visit for the last pregnancy	Yes	533	97.6
	No	13	2.4
No of ANC visit for last pregnancy (N = 533)	≥ 4 times	460	86.3
	< 4 times	73	13.7
Attend PNC for the last child	Yes	310	56.8
	No	236	43.2
Menses return	Yes	300	54.9
	No	246	45.1
Time of menses return (N = 300)	1–3 months	178	59.3
	4–6 months	76	25.3
	7–9 months	24	8
	10–12 months	22	7.3
Resume sexual intercourse	Yes	499	91.4
	No	47	8.6
Time resume sexual intercourse (N = 499)	1–3 months	445	89.2
	4–6 months	49	9.8
	7–9 months	4	0.8
	10–12 months	1	0.2
Currently, use modern contraceptive	Yes	344	63
	No	202	37
Information about PPFP before delivery	Yes	240	44.0
	No	306	56.0
Information about PPFP after delivery of the last child	Yes	209	38.3
	No	337	61.7
When do you get (N = 209)	Within 24 h of delivery	106	50.7
	3–42 postpartum days	11	5.3
	After 42 PP days	92	44
History of FP	Yes	451	82.6
	No	95	17.4