Table 2.
Pregnancy- and health-related characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC in a public health facility in Bako Tibe district, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 591).
| Variable | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravidity | ||
| 1-2 | 265 | 44.8 |
| 3-4 | 189 | 32 |
| ≥5 | 137 | 23.2 |
| Parity | ||
| ≤2 | 246 | 53.6 |
| 3-4 | 132 | 28.8 |
| ≥5 | 81 | 17.6 |
| Birth spacing in years | ||
| Less than two years | 77 | 16.8 |
| ≥2 years | 381 | 83.2 |
| Having a son | ||
| Yes | 316 | 68.7 |
| No | 144 | 31.3 |
| Knowledge of ovulation time | ||
| Know | 175 | 29.6 |
| Do not know | 416 | 70.4 |
| Reason for unintended pregnancy | ||
| My husband wanted | 19 | 9.6 |
| Contraceptive method failure | 34 | 17.2 |
| I do not know about FP | 3 | 1.5 |
| I did not consider myself fertile | 32 | 16.2 |
| I discontinued FP | 64 | 32.4 |
| Short space between last birth | 12 | 6.1 |
| It was rape | 3 | 1.5 |
| I have no enough money to care | 32 | 16.2 |