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. 2022 Nov 20;8:23779608221140312. doi: 10.1177/23779608221140312

Table 2.

Obstetric Characteristics of Respondents in South Gondar Zone.

Variable Categories Frequency Percentage
Birth order First 81 18.7
2–3 156 35.9
4 and above 197 45.4
Counseling about maternal health care No 90 20.7
Yes 344 79.3
Size of child at birth Small 111 25.6
Average 240 55.3
Large 83 19.1
Maternal health insurance No 162 37.3
Yes 272 62.7
Health Provider Behavior Good 364 83.9
Poor 70 16.1
Post delivery shelter No 42 9.7
Yes 392 90.3
Health facility in kebele No 61 14.1
Yes 373 85.9
Nearest health institution Health center 387 89.2
Privet clinic 14 3.2
Hospital 33 7.6
Duty service of maternal health care No 172 39.6
Yes 262 60.4
Transportation On foot 293 67.5
By car 141 32.5
Number of living children 1–3 241 55.5
4 and above 193 44.5
Experienced child death No 325 74.9
Yes 109 25.1
Road accessibility to the HF No 235 54.1
Yes 199 45.9
Place of previous delivery Home 187 43.1
Health institution 247 56.9
Did you face any health problem in the last pregnancy? No 279 64.3
Yes 155 35.7
Planned pregnancy No 65 15.0
Yes 369 85.0
Wanted pregnancy No 65 15.0
Yes 369 85.0
Experienced death of neonate age less than seven day No 366 84.3
Yes 68 15.7
History of abortion No 355 81.8
Yes 79 18.2
Age at first pregnancy <20 113 26.0
> = 20 321 74.0
Age at first marriage Less than 15 57 13.1
15–19 146 33.6
20–24 205 47.2
> = 25 26 6.0
The time taken to get the nearest health facility Below 1 h 243 56.0
1–2 h 162 37.3
Above 2 h 29 6.7