Table 1 Socio-demographic, pregnancy characteristics among postpartum women (n = 334)
Variables | n % | Variables | n % | Variables | n % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | Economic status | Length of stay in labour (Hour) | ||||
18–25 | 132 (39.5) | Low | 24 (7.2) | 5 and below | 146 (43.7) | |
26–35 | 161 (48.5) | Moderate | 256 (76.6) | 6–10 | 109 (32.6) | |
36 and above | 41 (12.3) | High | 54 (16.2) | 11 and above | 79 (23.6) | |
Work status | Husband’s education | Gestational age at childbirth (week) | ||||
Homemaker | Elementary and lower | 65 (19.5) | Lower than 38 | 79 (23.7) | ||
Employed | 319 (95.5) | Intermediate | 72 (21.6) | 38 and higher | 255 (76.3) | |
Education | 15 (4.5) | High school | 132 (39.5) | Gravid | ||
Elementary and lower | 58 (17.4) | University | 65 (19.5) | One | 141 (42.2) | |
Intermediate | 79 (23.7) | Number of healthcare providers | Two | 113 (33.8) | ||
High school | 146 (43.7) | One | 42 (12.6) | Three | 55 (16.5) | |
University | 51 (15.3) | Two | 77 (53.0) | Four and above | 25 (7.5) | |
Husband’s age (Years) | 3 and above | 115 (34.4) | Abortion history | |||
18–25 | 38 (11.4) | Birth attendant | No abortion | 259 (77.5) | ||
26–35 | 196 (58.7) | Midwife | 77(23.1) | One | 60 (18.0) | |
36 and above | 100 (29.9) | Obstetrician (resident or on call) | 199 (59.6) | Two and above | 15 (4.5) | |
Husband’s Job | Student (midwifery or intern) | 16 (4.8) | Marital satisfaction | 300 (98.8) | ||
Unemployed | 12 (3.6) | Personal physician or midwife | 42 (12.6) | Delivery time (Day) | 192 (57.5) | |
Employed | 20 (6.0) | Planed pregnancy | 221 (66.2) | Baby sex (Girl) | 161 (48.2) | |
Self-employed | 117 (35.0) | Use of the pain relief | 101 (30.2) | Source of support | ||
Manual worker | 185 (55.4) | Admission to NICU | 47 (14.1) | Husband | 27 (8.1) | |
Child birth at Public hospital | 298 (89.2) | Augmentation for labor | 144 (48.3) | Mother or father | 163 (48.8) | |
Duration of labour | 37 (11.1) | Relative | 144 (43.1) | |||