Table 2.
Obstetrical characteristics of the mothers in Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 661)
| Type of variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal ANC follow up (661) | ||
| Yes | 458 | 69.3 |
| No | 203 | 30.7 |
| Place of receiving ANC(N = 458) | ||
| Health centre | 227 | 49.6 |
| District hospital | 98 | 21.4 |
| Referral hospital | 58 | 12.6 |
| Private institutions | 75 | 16.4 |
| Profession of HCP conducting ANC (458) | ||
| Doctor | 95 | 20.8 |
| Nurse | 138 | 30.1 |
| Midwife | 225 | 49.1 |
| Number of ANC (N = 458) | ||
| < 4 | 276 | 60.2 |
| ≥ 4 | 182 | 39.8 |
| Total births (661) | ||
| 1 | 158 | 23.9 |
| 2–3 | 351 | 53.1 |
| ≥ 4 | 152 | 23 |
| Type of health facility (place of Birth) (661) | ||
| Public | 586 | 88.7 |
| Private | 75 | 11.3 |
| Profession of HCP conducting delivery (661) | ||
| Nurse | 123 | 18.6 |
| Midwife | 446 | 67.5 |
| Doctor | 92 | 13.9 |
| Sex of HCP conducting delivery (661) | ||
| Male | 213 | 32.3 |
| Female | 448 | 67.7 |
| Mode of recent delivery (661) | ||
| SVD | 436 | 65.9 |
| AVD | 225 | 34.1 |
| Number of days stayed (661) | ||
| 1–2 day | 562 | 85 |
| ≥ 3 day | 99 | 15 |
| facing complication during delivery (661) | ||
| Yes, for my self | 108 | 16.3 |
| Yes, for child | 67 | 10.2 |
| Yes, for both | 28 | 4.2 |
| No at all | 458 | 69.3 |
| Preferred birth position (661) | ||
| Kneeling | 212 | 32.1 |
| Squatting | 128 | 19.3 |
| Lithotomic | 321 | 48.6 |
| Time of delivery (661) | ||
| Day | 275 | 41.6 |
| Night | 386 | 58.4 |
HCP Health Care Providers, SVD Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery, AVD Assisted Vaginal Delivery