Table 2.
Obstetrics characteristics of study participants at Harar hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 425)
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parity | Primipara | 136 | 32.0 |
| Multipara | 289 | 68.0 | |
| Antenatal care follow-up | Yes | 303 | 71.3 |
| No | 122 | 28.7 | |
| Place of ANC follow-up (n = 303) | Health center | 221 | 73.6 |
| Hospital | 82 | 26.4 | |
| Number of ANC visit (n = 303) | < 4 | 233 | 76.9 |
| ≥ 4 | 70 | 23.1 | |
| Reason to deliver in the hospital | Planned | 265 | 62.4 |
| Referred | 160 | 37.6 | |
| Status of current pregnancy | Planned | 379 | 89.2 |
| Unplanned | 46 | 10.8 | |
| Companion during labor | Yes | 89 | 20.9 |
| No | 336 | 79.1 | |
| Episiotomy | Yes | 134 | 31.5 |
| No | 291 | 68.5 | |
| Length of labor (In hours) | < 12 | 266 | 62.6 |
| ≥ 12 | 159 | 37.4 | |
| Sex of labor attendant | Male | 213 | 50.1 |
| Female | 212 | 49.9 | |
| Mode of delivery | SVD | 224 | 52.7 |
| Instrumental assisted | 106 | 24.9 | |
| Cesarean section | 95 | 22.4 | |
| Maternal outcome | Normal | 370 | 87.1 |
| With complication | 55 | 12.9 | |
| Length of hospital stay | ≤ 24 h | 305 | 71.8 |
| > 24 h | 120 | 28.2 |