Table 2.
Show that the perinatal mortality among pregnancy by reproductive health characteristics of study participants in high mortality regions, Ethiopia, 2016
| Variable | Categories | Frequency (%) | weighted Frequency (%) | unweighted Number of perinatal deaths (PMR [per 1,000]) | weighted number of perinatal deaths (PMR [per 1,000]) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at first birth | < 18 years | 2002(48.6) | 1604(48.3) | 95(50.29) | 76(46.62) |
| ≥ 18 years | 2118(51.4) | 1718(51.7) | 87(43.41) | 54(35.32) | |
| Place of delivery | Health institution | 1853(45.0) | 1453(43.7) | 53(29.79) | 38(27.35) |
| Home | 2267(55.0) | 1869(56.3) | 129(61.02) | 92(52.00) | |
| Preceding birth interval (N:2684) | ≥ 2 years | 2404(72.1) | 2183(81.3) | 68(29.42) | 65(30.98) |
| < 2 years | 929(27.9) | 501(18.7) | 75(88.86) | 45(99.12) | |
| Women participating in making health care decisions | Yes | 3146(76.4) | 2881(86.7) | 101(33.73) | 100(40.00) |
| No | 974(23.6) | 441(13.3) | 81(91.11) | 30(45.38) | |
| Parity | 1–3 | 1778(43.2) | 1533(46.1) | 70(41.20) | 42(28.59) |
| 4–6 | 1435(34.8) | 1076(32.4) | 59(43.51) | 31(30.03) | |
| ≥ 6 | 907(22.0) | 713(21.5) | 53(63.25) | 57(86.62) | |
| Time to breastfeeding Initiations | Within1hour | 1933(46.9) | 1637(49.3) | 43(22.76) | 29(18.57) |
| > 1 h | 2187(53.1) | 1685(50.7) | 139(69.36) | 101(65.04) | |
| Postnatal care with 2 days | Yes | 2618(63.5) | 1957(58.9) | 107(43.39) | 68(36.67) |
| No | 1502(36.5) | 1365(41.1) | 75(52.56) | 62(47.54) | |
| Ever had a terminated pregnancy | No | 3660(88.8) | 2949(88.8) | 129(37.34) | 85(30.32) |
| Yes | 460(11.2) | 373(11.2) | 53(120.72) | 45(126.40) | |
| Antenatal care visits (N:2456) | ≥ 4 visits | 952(34.6) | 892(36.3) | 23(24.46) | 25(28.67) |
| 1–3 visits | 934(33.9) | 850(34.6) | 22(24.10) | 20(24.09) | |
| No at all | 868(31.5) | 714(29.1) | 64(79.11) | 39(57.78) | |
| Tetanus toxoid vaccination | Not all | 1241 (45.1) | 1107(45.1) | 64(54.10) | 43(40.49) |
| One times | 371 (13.5) | 386(15.7) | 7(19.61) | 14(37.83) | |
| ≥ 2 + | 1141( 41.4) | 962(39.2) | 37(33.21) | 26(27.51) | |
| Distance from Health facilities | Not big problem | 2819(68.4) | 2315(69.7) | 79(29.32) | 59(26.55) |
| Big problem | 1301(31.6) | 1007(30.3) | 103(85.90) | 71(75.770 | |
| Health insurance | Yes | 3884(94.3) | 3018(90.8) | 8(34.33) | 12(40.00)) |
| No | 236(5.7) | 304(9.2) | 174(47.54) | 118(41.22) |
Variables measured at the time of birth: age at first birth, place of delivery, birth interval, parity, time to breastfeeding initiations, postnatal care, antenatal care visits, tetanus toxoid vaccination, and history of terminated pregnancy
Variables measured at the time of the survey: distance from health facilities, health insurance, and women participation in making health care decisions
PMR perinatal mortality rate