Table 2.

Reproductive history and modern family planning utilization of pregnant women attending antenatal care at Saesie Tsaeda emba District health facilities, Eastern Zone of Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 345).

Variables	Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Number of pregnancy (n = 345)	One	130	37.7
	Two	67	19.4
	Three	41	11.9
	Four	43	12.5
	Five and above	64	18.6
	Total	345	100.0
Status of current pregnancy (n = 345)	Unintended	86	24.9
	Intended	259	75.1
	Total	345	100.0
Types of unintended (n = 86)	Unwanted	22	25.94
	Mistimed	64	74.41
	Total	60	100
Cause of unintended pregnancy (n = 86)	Not use of using modern family planning	35	40.7
	Contraceptive failure	15	17.4
	No awareness about FPMS	21	24.4
	Am not consider that I am pregnant	15	17.4
	Total	86	100
Previous experience of unintended pregnancy	Yes	27	7.8
	No	318	92.2
	Total	345	100.0
Period of last unintended pregnancy occurred	Within the last three years	10	37.03
	After 3 years	17	62.96
	Total	27	100
Number of children you have (n = 354)	Only 1	187	54.2
	Two and above	127	36.8
	None	31	9
	Total	345	100
Do you have history of abortion (n = 345)	Yes	69	20
	No	276	80
	Total	345	100.0
Number of history of abortion (n = 69)	One	51	73.9
	Two and above	18	25.1
	Total	69	100
Have you ever visited by HEW reproductive health services (n = 345)	Yes	291	84.3
	No	54	15.7
	Total	345	100.0
Have you an information about FP services (n = 345)	Yes	326	94.5
	No	19	5.5
	Total	345	100.0
Source of information for family planning services (n = 345)	Radio	18	5.2
	Tv	22	6.4
	Friends	21	6.1
	HEW	250	72.5
	Health care provider	15	4.3
	Missing System	19	5.5
	Total	345	100.0
Have you ever used modern family planning methods? (n = 345)	Yes	129	37.4
	No	216	62.6
	Total	345	100.0
Which modern family planning did you heard? (n = 129)	Pills	83	24.1
	Injectable	145	41.6
	IUCD	18	5.2
	Norplant	59	17.1
	Condom	20	5.8
	Female sterilization	1	0.3
	Total	291	100.0
Reasons not ever used modern family planning methods (n = 216)	Not aware of MCM	24	18.6
	Use traditional methods	28	21.7
	Unacceptable in my culture	21	16.3
	Fear of side effects	36	27.9
	Husband disapproval	20	15.5
	Total	129	100.0
Do you know the advantages of the modern contraceptive methods (n = 345)	To prevent unwanted pregnancy	202	58.6
	To delay mistimed pregnancy	123	35.7
	I do not know	20	5.8
	Total	345	100.0
Who decides to use contraceptive before your current pregnancy (n = 345)	My self only	53	15.4
	My husband only	33	9.6
	Myself and my husband jointly	253	73.3
	Other	6	1.7
	Total	345	100.0