Table 1.

Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of pregnant women who gave birth at Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia from June 2017to March 2020

Variable		Frequency	Percentage (%)
Maternal age (n=777)	$\le$20 years	116	14.9
	21–34 years	576	74.1
	$\ge$35 years	85	11
Residence	Urban	430	55.3
	Rural	347	44.7
Marital status	Single	6	0.8
	Married	771	99.2
Gravidity	Primigravida	279	35.9
	Multigravida (II–IV)	382	49.2
	Grand multigravida (V+)	116	14.9
History of anaemia	Yes	155	19.9
	No	622	80.1
Malaria diagnosed in current pregnancy	Yes	41	5.3
	No	736	94.7
Maternal HIV status	Reactive	23	3
	Non-reactive	754	97
VDRL test positive	Yes	9	1.2
	No	768	98.8
Number of ANC visit in current pregnancy	Zero	23	3
	1–4	589	75.8
	5+	165	21.2
On set of labour	Induced	149	19.2
	Spontaneous	507	65.2
	Direct caesarean section	121	15.6
Fetal mal-presentation at birth	Yes	160	20.6
	No	617	79.4
Platelet count	100 000+	736	94.7
	<100 000	41	5.3
Mode of delivery	Vaginal	378	48.7
	Caesarean section	399	51.3
Type of pregnancy	Single	747	96.1
	Twin	30	3.9
Sex of newborn	Male	392	50.5
	Female	385	49.5
Maternal outcome	Alive on discharge	770	99.1
	Died	7	0.9

ANC, antenatal care; VDRL, venereal disease research laboratory.