Table 2 Clinical characteristics of pregnant women following ANC at University of Gondar Hospital, March 2014, Gondar, Ethiopia [N = 422]
Characteristics | Distribution | |
|---|---|---|
N [%] | ||
Parity | 0 | 132 [31.3] |
1–3 | 243 [57.6] | |
≥4 | 47 [11.1] | |
Prior abortion | None | 330 [78.2] |
Once | 73 [17.3] | |
Twice or more | 19 [4.5] | |
Mode of Previous delivery | None | 161 [38.2] |
Vaginal delivery | 36 [8.5] | |
Instrumental delivery | 11 [2.6] | |
Caesarean section | 214 [50.7] | |
Episiotomy | 45 [10.66] | |
Constipation | Never | 236 [55.9] |
Rarely | 107 [25.4] | |
Sometimes | 48 [11.3] | |
Often | 31 [7.3] | |
Respiratory problems | Chronic cough/sneezing | 36 [8.5] |
Asthma/Allergies/ sinusitis | 35 [8.3] | |
None | 351 [83.2] | |