Table 2 Obstetrics characteristics of women who gave birth at Bale zone health facilities, Southeast Ethiopia, August 2017
Characteristics | Categories | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Gravida | Primigravida | 68 | 20.8 |
Multigravida | 259 | 79.2 | |
Parity | Primipara | 113 | 26.4 |
Multipara | 316 | 73.6 | |
Antenatal care visits | Didn’t attend ANC visits | 54 | 12.6 |
One | 38 | 8.4 | |
Two | 75 | 17.5 | |
Three | 94 | 21.9 | |
Four | 170 | 39.6 | |
Status of birth | Planned | 376 | 87.6 |
Unplanned | 53 | 12.4 | |
Average number of live birth | 3.4 (±2.24 SD) | ||
Average future pregnancy desire | 3.8 (±1.79 SD) | ||
Contraceptives use before current birth | Yes | 231 | 53.6 |
No | 198 | 46.2 | |
Which type (n = 231) | Pill | 24 | 10.4 |
Implant | 152 | 65.8 | |
Injectable | 51 | 22.1 | |
IUCD | 4 | 1.7 | |
Who decided the use of modern FP (n = 231) | Wife | 38 | 16.5 |
Husband | 18 | 7.8 | |
Both of us | 175 | 75.8 | |