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Table 2 Obstetric characteristics of respondents (N = 371) in Sekela district, North West Ethiopia, August, 2010

From: Institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last 12 months in Sekela District, North West of Ethiopia: A community - based cross sectional study

Variables

N (%)

Age at first union

 

 <15

24(6.5)

 15-19

278(74.9)

 20+

69(18.6)

Age at first pregnancy

 

 <20

297(80.1)

 > = 20

74(19.9)

Gravidity

 

 1

69(18.6)

 2-4

189(50.9)

 > = 5

113(30.5)

Parity

 

 1

69(18.6)

 2-4

196(52.8)

 > = 5

106(28.6)

Abortion in life time

 

 Yes

34(9.2)

 No

340(90.8)

Still birth in life time

 

 Yes

29(7.8)

 No

342(92.2)

ANC visit during previous pregnancy

 

 Yes

167(44.0)

 No

204(56.0)

ANC visit during last pregnancy

 

 Yes

248(66.8)

 No

123(33.2)

Number ANC visit during last pregnancy

 

 Only one

42(16.9)

 Two to three

165(66.5)

 Four and above

4116.5()

Place of last 12 month delivery

 

 Health facility

45(12.1)

 Home

326(87.9)

 Assistant during last Delivery at home (n = 326)

 

 Family member

274(80.0)

 My mother

13(3.98)

 TBA (Untrained)

9(2.8)

 Health worker

2(0.6)

 No one/Myself

20(6.1)

 Others*

8(2.5)

  1. *  Neighbors, Non relatives.