Table 2.
Obstetric characteristics of participants in Bale Zone South East Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 743)
| Variables | Frequency | % of the total sample |
|---|---|---|
| Pregnancy planned | ||
| Yes | 584 | 78.6 |
| No | 159 | 21.4 |
| Total number of pregnancies | ||
| 184 | 24.8 | |
| 2–4 | 437 | 58.8 |
| ≥ 5 | 122 | 16.4 |
| Gestational age of pregnancy | ||
| First trimester | 55 | 7.4 |
| Second trimester | 406 | 54.6 |
| Third trimester | 282 | 38.0 |
| Number of alive children | ||
| 0 | 197 | 26.5 |
| 1–2 | 334 | 45.0 |
| ≥ 3 | 212 | 28.5 |
| Past history of still birth | ||
| Yes | 51 | 6.9 |
| No | 692 | 93.1 |
| History of abortion | ||
| Yes | 93 | 12.5 |
| No | 650 | 87.5 |
| Previous history of neonatal death | ||
| Yes | 30 | 4.0 |
| No | 713 | 96.0 |
| History of past pregnancy complication | ||
| Yes | 123 | 16.6 |
| No | 620 | 83.4 |
| Complication with current pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 100 | 13.5 |
| No | 643 | 86.5 |
| ANC follow-up for current pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 675 | 90.8 |
| No | 68 | 9.2 |