Table 1 Feto-maternal socio-demographic characteristics of category-1 emergency caesarean section at Gondar University specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, March to May 2018 (N = 163)
Maternal characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
age (years) | |
 < 20 | 7(4.3) |
 20–24 | 51(31.3) |
 25–29 | 68(41.7) |
 30–34 | 25(15.3) |
 35–39 | 11(6.7) |
 ≥ 40 | 1(0.6) |
Number of previous C/S | |
 0 | 131(80.4) |
 1 | 14(8.6) |
 2 | 16(9.8) |
 ≥ 3 | 2(1.2) |
Educational level | |
 No formal education | 28(17.2) |
 Primary school | 42(25.8) |
 Secondary school | 46(28.2) |
 Collage/university | 47(28.8) |
Mean ± SD weight (kg) | 66± (10) |
Mean ± SD height (meter) | 1.61 ± (0.06) |
Mean ± SD gestational age (weeks) | 38± (1) |
Fetal mean ± SD weight (kg) | 3.04 ± (0.19) |