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Table 2 Obstetric history of women attending ANC in Adama hospital medical college 2014 N = 417
| Variable | Frequency(n) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of pregnancy | Primigravida | 193 | 46.3 |
| 2–4 | 205 | 49.2 | |
| > = 5 | 19 | 4.6 | |
| Preconception consult | Yes | 47 | 11.3 |
| No | 370 | 88.3 | |
| What has been done during consultation (N = 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 (N = 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 | |
