Table 2 Selected Obstetric and delivery characteristics of the respondents in Cheha District, Ethiopia, December 2012 to January 2013

Mothers age at first marriage

 <18 years

39 (24.84 %)

214 (32.47 %)

253 (31 %)

 18 year and above

118 (75.16 %)

445 (67.53 %)

563 (69 %)

Mothers age at first pregnancy

 <20 years

67 (42.68 %)

313 (47.50 %)

380 (46.57 %)

 20 years and above

90 (57.32 %)

346 (52.50 %)

436 (53.43 %)

Gravidity

 1

30 (19.11 %)

55 (8.35 %)

85 (10.42 %)

 2–4

87 (55.41 %)

311 (47.19 %)

398 (48.77 %)

 ≥5

40 (25.48 %)

293 (44.46 %)

333 (40.81 %)

Parity

 1

31 (19.7 %)

57 (8.7 %)

88 (10.8 %)

 2–4

92 (58.6 %)

321 (48.7 %)

413 (50.6 %)

 ≥5

34 (21.7 %)

281 (42.6 %)

315 (38.6 %)

Had abortion in life time

 Yes

20 (12.74 %)

83 (12.59 %)

103 (12.62 %)

 No

137 (87.26 %)

576 (87.41 %)

713 (87.38 %)

Use of ANC service (n = 734)

 Yes

156 (99.36 %)

578 (87.71 %)

734 (89.95 %)

 No

1 (0.64 %)

81 (12.29 %)

82 (10.05 %)

Number of ANC visits (n = 734)

 <4×

27 (17.31 %)

157 (27.16 %)

184 (25.07 %)

 ≥4×

129 (82.69 %)

414 (71.63 %)

543 (73.98 %)

I don’t Know

7 (1.21 %)

7 (0.95 %)

First time received ANC (n = 730)

 4^th month or less

62 (28.6 %)

155 (71.4 %)

217 (29.7 %)

 Above 4^th month

94 (18.3 %)

419 (81.7 %)

513 (70.3 %)

Place of delivery of the 2^nd youngest child (n = 728)

 Home

41 (32.5 %)

510 (84.7 %)

551 (75.7 %)

 Health Institution

85 (67.5 %)

92 (15.3 %)

177 (24.3 %)