Table 2.
Obstetric and reproductive characteristics of study participants in Eastern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 3015).
| Variable | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| ANC attendance | Not attended | 1511 (50.1) |
| Attended 1+ | 1504 (49.9) | |
| PNC use | No | 2603 (86.4) |
| Yes | 411 (13.6) | |
| Number of children under 5 years | <3 | 2647 (87.7) |
| ⩾3 | 368 (12.2) | |
| Couple’s pregnancy intentions | Concordant | 2649 (87.9) |
| Discordant | 366 (12.1) | |
| Parity | Primiparous | 700 (23.2) |
| Multiparous | 2315 (76.8) | |
| Gestational age (in weeks) | Term (37–40) | 850 (28.2) |
| Pre-term (<37) | 78 (2.6) | |
| Post-term (>40) | 2087 (69.2) | |
| Number of pregnancies | 3 or fewer | 1726 (57.2) |
| 4–6 | 858 (28.5) | |
| 7+ | 431 (14.3) | |
| Sex of the index child | Male | 1565 (51.9) |
| Female | 1450 (48.1) | |
| Experienced death of index child | No | 2912 (96.6) |
| Yes | 103 (3.4) |
ANC: antenatal care; PNC: postnatal care.