Table 2 Obstetric history of women attending ANC in Adama hospital medical college 2014Â NÂ =Â 417
Variable | Frequency(n) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of pregnancy | Primigravida | 193 | 46.3 |
2–4 | 205 | 49.2 | |
>Â =Â 5 | 19 | 4.6 | |
Preconception consult | Yes | 47 | 11.3 |
No | 370 | 88.3 | |
What has been done during consultation (NÂ =Â 44) | Advice | 2 | 4.5 |
General check up | 32 | 72.7 | |
General checkup & folic acid supplement | 8 | 18 | |
Remove birth control | 2 | 4.5 | |
Month of first ANC Visit | First trimester | 176 | 42.2 |
Second trimester | 223 | 53.5 | |
Third trimester | 18 | 4.3 | |
Number of ANC visit | first visit | 82 | 19.7 |
2nd -4th | 264 | 63.3 | |
More than 4th | 71 | 17.0 | |
History of unsuccessful pregnancy in life time | No | 345 | 80.6 |
Yes | 81 | 19.4 | |
Type of unsuccessful pregnancy in life time | Spontaneous abortion | 63 | 15.1 |
NTD | 3 | 0.7 | |
Other(still birth, congenital anomaly) | 15 | 3.6 | |
History of a baby with birth defect | No | 410 | 98.3 |
Yes | 7 | 1.7 | |
Diagnosed Diabetes mellitus | No | 409 | 98.08 |
Yes | 8 | 1.92 | |
Planning of pregnancy | Yes | 296 | 71 |
No | 121 | 29 | |
Action when plans to become pregnant (NÂ =Â 296) | I stopped without consulting healthcare provider | 142 | 48 |
I consulted healthcare provider before stopping BC | 62 | 21 | |
I did not use birth control | 92 | 31.1 | |