Table 3 Obstetric characteristics of participants in Arba Minch HDSS, 2022
SN | Variables | Labels | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Breast feeding initiation time | Within 1 hr | 277 | 63.97 |
>1 hr | 156 | 36.03 | ||
2 | Age at first time pregnant? | 15–19 | 123 | 28.41 |
20–24 | 203 | 46.88 | ||
25–29 | 72 | 16.63 | ||
> = 30 | 35 | 8.08 | ||
3 | Number of births | 1–2 | 146 | 33.7 |
3–4 | 148 | 34.2 | ||
> = 5 | 139 | 32.1 | ||
4 | Birth interval(n = 386) | <=2 | 192 | 49.74 |
>2 | 194 | 50.26 | ||
5 | ANC | Yes | 269 | 62.12 |
No | 164 | 37.88 | ||
6 | Frequency of ANC (n = 269) | 1st | 15 | 5.58 |
2nd – 3rd | 126 | 46.84 | ||
4th and above15 | 128 | 47.58 | ||
7 | Frequency of PNC (n = 269) | Once | 54 | 20.07 |
Twice | 60 | 22.30 | ||
Three | 155 | 57.62 | ||
8 | Place of delivery | Home | 209 | 48.27 |
HC | 163 | 37.64 | ||
Hospital | 61 | 14.09 | ||
9 | Mode of delivery | Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 417 | 96.30 |
Caesarian section | 16 | 3.70 |