Table 2 Obstetrics related characteristics of respondents’, Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, February 2013
From: Adverse birth outcomes among deliveries at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
ANC follow up status | ||
Yes | 415 | 86.3 |
No | 66 | 13.7 |
No of ANC visits | ||
1 times | 10 | 2.1 |
2-3 times | 127 | 26.4 |
≥4 times | 278 | 57.8 |
Time of 1st ANC Visit | ||
1st trimester | 74 | 17.8 |
2nd trimester | 306 | 73.7 |
3rd trimester | 35 | 8.5 |
Modern contraceptive use prior to current pregnancy | ||
Yes | 352 | 73.2 |
No | 129 | 26.8 |
Types of contraceptive used | ||
Injectible | 246 | 69.9 |
Pills | 91 | 25.9 |
Othersa | 15 | 4.2 |
Dietary counseling during pregnancy | ||
Yes | 351 | 73.0 |
No | 130 | 27.0 |
Additional diet during pregnancy | ||
Yes | 347 | 72.1 |
No | 134 | 27.9 |
Parity | ||
Premipara | 203 | 42.2 |
Multipara | 278 | 57.8 |
Mode of delivery | ||
SVD | 390 | 81.1 |
Instrumental delivery | 24 | 5.0 |
CS | 67 | 13.9 |
Labour status | ||
Spontaneous | 438 | 91.1 |
Induced | 43 | 8.9 |
Labor duration | ||
≤ 9.4 hours | 253 | 52.6 |
>9.4 hours | 228 | 47.4 |
Poor obstetrics history | ||
None | 410 | 85.2 |
Perinatal death | 23 | 6.7 |
Abortion | 33 | 4.6 |
Preterm/small baby | 17 | 3.5 |
PROM in this pregnancy | ||
Yes | 108 | 22.5 |
No | 373 | 77.5 |
Congenital malformation | ||
Yes | 20 | 4.2 |
No | 461 | 95.8 |
Pregnancy status | ||
Planed and wanted | 415 | 86.3 |
Unplanned but wanted | 45 | 9.3 |
Unplanned and unwanted | 21 | 4.4 |
Birth space in years | ||
<3 | 105 | 37.2 |
3-4 | 101 | 35.8 |
5+ | 76 | 27.0 |