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Table 2 Obstetric history, morbidity and health service utilization of mothers who visited health facilities for child birth at Wolaita Sodo town in South Ethiopia, March 2016

From: Low birth weight among term newborns in Wolaita Sodo town, South Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study

Variables (n = 432)

Frequency

Percentage

Parity

1

180

41.7

2–4

223

51.6

5+

29

6.7

Birth interval in months

≤24

83

32.9

> 24

169

67.1

History of abortion

Yes

34

7.9

No

398

92.1

History of stillbirth

Yes

18

4.2

No

414

95.8

History of having small baby

Yes

0

0

No

391

90.5

Not specified

41

9.5

Medical Illnesses during pregnancy

Yes

125

28.9

No

307

71.1

History of hypertension

Yes

8

1.9

No

424

98.1

History of diabetes mellitus

Yes

4

0.9

No

428

99.1

ANC visits for recent pregnancy

Yes

396

91.7

No

36

8.3

ANC visits

1–3

186

47.0

4+

210

53.0

Trimester for the first ANC visit

1st

376

94.9

3rd

20

5.1

Dietary counselling during ANC visit

Yes

290

73.2

 

No

106

26.8