Magnitude and factors associated with iron supplementation among pregnant women in Southern and Eastern Regions of Ethiopia: Further Analysis of mini demographic and health survey 2019

Table 2 Obstetrics characteristics of reproductive age women, southern and eastern regions of Ethiopia

Variables	Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Pregnant during survey	No	1516	85.2
Pregnant during survey	Yes	264	14.8
ANC follow up	No	652	36.6
ANC follow up	Yes	1128	63.4
Number of ANC follow up	Less than 4	1205	67.7
Number of ANC follow up	4 and more	575	32.3
ANC follows up at home	No	1765	99.2
ANC follows up at home	Yes	15	.8
ANC follows up at Government His	No	799	44.9
ANC follows up at Government His	Yes	981	55.1
ANC follows up at Private/NGO His	No	1630	91.6
ANC follows up at Private/NGO His	Yes	150	8.4
Age of respondent at first birth	\(\le\) 14	258	14.5
	15–19	851	47.8
	20–24	521	29.3
	\(\ge\) 25 +	150	8.4
Place of delivery	Home	958	53.8
	Governmental health institution	742	41.7
	Private health facility	80	4.5
Delivery by cesarean section	No	1662	93.4
Delivery by cesarean section	Yes	118	6.6
Number of births in last 5 years	1–2	1622	91.1
Number of births in last 5 years	\(\ge\) 3	158	8.9
Number of births in last 3 years	No birth	394	22.1
	1 birth	1143	64.2
	2–3 births	243	13.7
Number of living children	no child	22	1.2
	1–2	681	38.3
	3–4	494	27.8
	\(\ge\) 5	583	32.8

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