Table 3 Medical and other 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 |
|---|---|---|
Adverse birth outcome (at least one) | ||
Yes | 109 | 22.7 |
No | 372 | 77.3 |
All 3 key adverse birth outcomes | ||
Yes | 16 | 3.3 |
No | 465 | 96.7 |
Fever (≥ 2 weeks) | ||
Yes | 54 | 11.2 |
No | 427 | 88.8 |
Medical illness | ||
Yes | 118 | 24.5 |
No | 363 | 75.5 |
Types of medical illness | ||
Anemia | 49 | 10.2 |
UTI | 22 | 4.6 |
Malaria | 13 | 2.7 |
HIV/AIDS | 23 | 4.8 |
Others | 11 | 2.3 |
Hypertension | ||
Yes | 19 | 4.0 |
No | 462 | 96.0 |
Ante partum hemorrhage | ||
Yes | 12 | 2.5 |
No | 469 | 97.5 |
Post partum hemorrhage | ||
Yes | 16 | 3.3 |
No | 465 | 96.7 |
HIV screening status | ||
Yes | 476 | 99.0 |
No | 5 | 1.0 |
HIV test result (n = 476) | ||
Positive | 23 | 4.8 |
Negative | 453 | 95.2 |
ART status (n = 23) | ||
Started | 18 | 78.3 |
None | 5 | 21.7 |
Physical harassment | ||
Yes | 8 | 1.7 |
No | 473 | 98.3 |
Time to reach nearby health facility | ||
≤30 minutes | 231 | 48.0 |
>30 minutes | 250 | 52.0 |