Table 2 Obstetric conditions and outcomes of the study participants, Wolaita Zone, southern Ethiopia (n = 414)
From: Quality of emergency obstetric and newborn care services in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of stay at the health facility | One day | 337 | 81.4% |
More than one day | 77 | 18.6% | |
Number of women in one delivery room | One patient | 107 | 25.8% |
Two patients | 171 | 41.3% | |
Three and above patients | 136 | 32.9% | |
Pregnancy outcome (current) | Live born baby | 378 | 91.3 |
Stillbirth | 9 | 2.2 | |
Abortion | 27 | 6.5 | |
Mode of current delivery | SVD | 362 | 87.4 |
Assisted (instrumental) or abortion | 52 | 12.6 | |
Episiotomy was done (current delivery) | No | 268 | 64.7 |
Yes | 146 | 35.3 | |
Delivered previous child at any health facility | No | 23 | 5.6 |
Yes | 391 | 94.4 | |
ANC follow-up for this pregnancy | No | 45 | 10.9 |
Yes | 369 | 89.1 | |
Place of ANC follow-up (n = 369) | This health facility | 233 | 63.1 |
Another health facility | 136 | 32.9 | |
Patient’s sex preference of care provider | Male | 180 | 43.5 |
Female | 234 | 56.5 | |
Sex of care provider (n = 136) | Male | 101 | 74.3 |
Female | 35 | 25.7 | |
Women served by the care provider (qualification) | General practitioner | 49 | 11.8% |
Specialist obstetrician/gynecologist | 28 | 6.8% | |
Nurse | 20 | 4.8% | |
Midwife | 287 | 69.3% | |
IESO | 30 | 7.2% | |
Women served by the care provider (sex) | Male | 169 | 40.8% |
Female | 245 | 59.2% | |
Women served by the care provider (experience) | <=5 years | 150 | 36.2% |
6–10 years | 161 | 38.9% | |
> 10 years | 103 | 24.9% |