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Table 2 Characteristics of mothers who gave live births in the randomly selected hospitals of Tigray region, northern Ethiopia, April -July, 2014 (n = 1152)

From: Survival of neonates and predictors of their mortality in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia: prospective cohort study

Characteristics

No.

Percent

Characteristics

No.

Percent

Age at first birth

Parity

  < 20 year

382

33.3

 

 20–24 year

551

47.9

 None

561

48.7

  > 24 year

216

18.8

 One

147

12.8

Current age of mother

 Two

175

15.2

  < 20 year

95

8.2

  ≥ Three

269

23.3

 20–24 year

328

28.5

History of abortion

 25–34 year

590

57.2

 Yes

172

14.9

  ≥ 35 year

139

12.1

 No

980

85.1

Number of children

Reason of abortion (n = 172)

 Primiparae

610

53.0

 Spontaneous

138

80.2

 2–4 children

424

36.8

 Self initiated

13

7.6

 Multiple (≥5)

118

10.2

 Induced

21

12.2

Birth type

Number of abortion

 Single

1057

91.7

 One

147

85.5

 Multipleb

95

8.3

 Two

19

11.0

Gravidity

  ≥ Three

3.49

3.5

 No pregnancy

475

41.2

History of still birth

 One pregnancy

191

16.6

 Yes

91

7.9

 Two pregnancy

170

14.8

 No

1061

92.1

  ≥ Three pregnancy

316

27.4

Number of still birth

Birth interval

 One

69

75.8

 Not applicable

537

46.6

 Two

19

20.9

  < Two years

127

11.0

  > Two

3

3.3

  > Two years

488

42.4

Diagnosed disease

Ever use of FRa

 Yes

100

8.7

 Yes

650

56.42

 No

1052

91.3

 No

502

43.58

Type of disease (n = 100)

Method used (n = 650)

 Hypertension

26

26

 Oral

76

11.7

 Hemorrhage

6

6

 Implant

97

14.9

 Other

68

68

 Injection

461

70.8

 

 Other

17

2.6

 

Rhesus immunization status

Disease others (n = 73)

 Positive

989

85.8

 HIV

31

42.5

 Negative

163

14.2

 TB

7

9.6

Maternal complications

 Malaria

6

8.2

 

 Other

29

39.7

 Yes

221

19.2

Tetanus injection

 No

930

80.8

 Yes

998

86.6

Type of complicationc (n = 220)

 No

154

13.4

 APH

22

10

Number of Tetanus injection

 PPH

30

13.6

 One injection

93

9.3

 PIH

24

10.9

  ≥ Two injection

908

90.7

 Prolonged/Obstruct

36

16.4

Mortality of older sibling

 CPD

20

9.1

 Yes

82

7.1

 PROM

12

5.4

 No

1070

92.9

 Mal presentations

18

8.2

Assistance during delivery

 Other

58

26.4

 Midwife

830

72.1

Antenatal utilization

 Gyn/obstetrician

148

12.8

 Yes

1131

98.2

 Emergency Surgery

138

12.0

 No

21

1.8

 Other

36

3.1

Who attend

Mode of delivery

 Skilled worker

1096

96.9

 Vaginal

846

73.4

 Other

35

3.1

 Cesarean section

241

20.9

No of antenatal utilization

 Instrumental

65

5.7

  ≥ 4 Visits

823

74.1

 

  < 4 Visits

287

25.9

 
  1. aFamily planning
  2. bAll multiple births were counted separately
  3. c APH, Ante Partum Hemorrhage; PPH. Post partum Hemorrhage; PIH, Pregnancy induced hypertension; Gyn, Gynecologist; Obstruct, Obstructed labor; CPD, Cephalo Pelvic Disproportion; PROM, Premature Rupture of Membrane; HIV, Human Immuno Deficiency virus; TB, Tuberculosis