Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of women in major private hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 1214)
Variable | Category | Frequency | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | < 20 | 84 | 6.9 |
20–34 | 1025 | 84.4 | |
≥35 | 105 | 8.7 | |
Residence | Urban | 812 | 66.9 |
Rural | 402 | 33.1 | |
Days of admission | Working day | 862 | 71.0 |
Weekends | 313 | 25.8 | |
Holidays | 39 | 3.2 | |
Referral status | Self-referral | 1174 | 96.7 |
Referred from other facility | 40 | 3.3 | |
Parity | 0 | 233 | 19.2 |
1–2 | 586 | 48.3 | |
3 or more | 395 | 32.5 | |
Received at least one antenatal care | Yes | 1123 | 92.5 |
No | 91 | 7.5 | |
History of still birth | Yes | 85 | 7.0 |
No | 1129 | 93.0 | |
History of abortion | Yes | 244 | 20.1 |
No | 970 | 79.9 | |
Previous cesarean section | Yes | 167 | 13.8 |
No | 1047 | 86.2 | |
Mode of delivery | Vaginal delivery | 789 | 65.0 |
Emergency cesarean section | 330 | 27.2 | |
Elective cesarean section | 85 | 7.0 | |
Abortion or laparotomy | 10 | 0.8 |