Table 2 Obstetrical characteristics of the mothers in Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 661)
Type of variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal ANC follow up (661) | ||
 Yes | 458 | 69.3 |
 No | 203 | 30.7 |
Place of receiving ANC(N = 458) | ||
 Health centre | 227 | 49.6 |
 District hospital | 98 | 21.4 |
 Referral hospital | 58 | 12.6 |
 Private institutions | 75 | 16.4 |
Profession of HCP conducting ANC (458) | ||
 Doctor | 95 | 20.8 |
 Nurse | 138 | 30.1 |
 Midwife | 225 | 49.1 |
Number of ANC (N = 458) | ||
  < 4 | 276 | 60.2 |
  ≥ 4 | 182 | 39.8 |
Total births (661) | ||
 1 | 158 | 23.9 |
 2–3 | 351 | 53.1 |
  ≥ 4 | 152 | 23 |
Type of health facility (place of Birth) (661) | ||
 Public | 586 | 88.7 |
 Private | 75 | 11.3 |
Profession of HCP conducting delivery (661) | ||
 Nurse | 123 | 18.6 |
 Midwife | 446 | 67.5 |
 Doctor | 92 | 13.9 |
Sex of HCP conducting delivery (661) | ||
 Male | 213 | 32.3 |
 Female | 448 | 67.7 |
Mode of recent delivery (661) | ||
 SVD | 436 | 65.9 |
 AVD | 225 | 34.1 |
Number of days stayed (661) | ||
 1–2 day | 562 | 85 |
  ≥ 3 day | 99 | 15 |
facing complication during delivery (661) | ||
 Yes, for my self | 108 | 16.3 |
 Yes, for child | 67 | 10.2 |
 Yes, for both | 28 | 4.2 |
 No at all | 458 | 69.3 |
Preferred birth position (661) | ||
 Kneeling | 212 | 32.1 |
 Squatting | 128 | 19.3 |
 Lithotomic | 321 | 48.6 |
Time of delivery (661) | ||
 Day | 275 | 41.6 |
 Night | 386 | 58.4 |