Table 2. Obstetric history of women in Borena District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 369).
Variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
ANC visit | YES | 346 | 93.8 |
NO | 23 | 6.2 | |
Place of ANC visit | Hospital | 142 | 38.5 |
Health center | 189 | 51.2 | |
Both hospital and HC | 15 | 4.1 | |
Number of ANC visit | ≥ 4 visits | 210 | 56.9 |
< 4 visits | 136 | 36.9 | |
Parity of the women | One | 96 | 26.0 |
Two | 102 | 27.6 | |
Three | 69 | 18.7 | |
Four | 53 | 14.4 | |
Five and above | 49 | 13.3 | |
Who made health decisions in the household | Husband | 95 | 25.7 |
Wife | 82 | 22.2 | |
Both | 178 | 48.2 | |
Families/parent | 14 | 3.8 | |
Type of health facility | Hospital | 181 | 49.1 |
Health center | 188 | 50.9 | |
Presence of companions at birth | Yes | 174 | 47.2 |
No | 195 | 52.8 | |
History of previous delivery in a health facility | Yes | 236 | 64.0 |
No | 133 | 36.0 | |
Sex of health care providers | Female | 129 | 35.0 |
Male | 127 | 34.4 | |
Both male and female | 113 | 30.6 | |
Type/mode of delivery | SVD | 203 | 55.0 |
Vacuum/forceps delivery | 72 | 19.5 | |
Cesarean section | 35 | 9.5 | |
With episiotomy | 59 | 16.0 | |
Time of delivery | During day time | 170 | 46.1 |
During night time | 199 | 53.9 |