Table 2 Obstetric characteristics of deviant postnatal women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016 (n = 2417)
From: Uptake of postnatal care and its determinants in Ethiopia: a positive deviance approach
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age at first birth (in years) | ||
  < 18 | 958 | 39.6 |
 18–24 | 1304 | 54.0 |
 25+ | 155 | 6.4 |
Parity | ||
 Primi-para | 245 | 10.1 |
 Multipara | 979 | 40.5 |
 Grand multipara | 1193 | 49.4 |
ANC visit (s) | ||
 No | 1081 | 44.7 |
 Yes | 1336 | 55.3 |
Wanted their recent pregnancy | ||
 Then | 2001 | 82.8 |
 Later | 257 | 10.6 |
 No more | 159 | 6.6 |
Desire for more children | ||
 Wants | 1580 | 65.4 |
 Wants no more | 837 | 34.6 |
Place of delivery | ||
 Home | 1770 | 73.2 |
 Health facility | 647 | 26.8 |