Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of mothers attending postnatal clinic at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (N = 410)
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
18–19 years | 44 | 10.7 |
20–34 | 349 | 85.1 |
35–47 | 17 | 4.2 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 296 | 72.2 |
Muslim | 55 | 13.4 |
Protestant | 59 | 14.4 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 392 | 95.6 |
Single | 18 | 4.4 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 145 | 35.4 |
Primary | 104 | 25.4 |
Secondary | 83 | 20.2 |
Above secondary | 78 | 19.0 |
Occupation of mothers | ||
Housewife | 79 | 19.3 |
Government employee | 120 | 29.3 |
Farmer | 163 | 39.8 |
Merchant | 48 | 11.6 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 324 | 79.0 |
Rural | 86 | 21.0 |
Educational status of husband (missing value = 18) | ||
No formal education | 102 | 26.0 |
Primary | 120 | 30.6 |
Secondary | 62 | 15.8 |
Above secondary | 108 | 27.6 |
Decision-making power on service utilization | ||
Self | 173 | 42.2 |
With husband | 220 | 53.7 |
Another person | 17 | 4.1 |
Monthly income | ||
ETB < 1200 | 111 | 27.1 |
ETB 1201–2000 | 118 | 28.8 |
ETB 2001–3500 | 88 | 21.5 |
ETB > 3500 | 93 | 22.6 |
Time to reach to the hospital | ||
< 30 min | 324 | 79% |
> 30 min | 86 | 21% |
Number of pregnancy | ||
1 | 216 | 52.6 |
2–4 | 147 | 35.9 |
5+ | 47 | 11.5 |
Parity | ||
1 | 216 | 52.6 |
2–4 | 147 | 35.9 |
5+ | 47 | 11.5 |
Mode of delivery | ||
Spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) | 285 | 69.5 |
Cesarean section(C/S) | 102 | 24.9 |
Instrumental delivery | 23 | 5.6 |
Fetal outcome | ||
Live birth | 347 | 84.6 |
Abnormal$ | 55 | 13.4 |
Dead | 8 | 2.0 |
Gestation at ANC visit started | ||
< 4 months | 126 | 30.7 |
4–7 months | 187 | 45.6 |
> 8 months | 97 | 23.7 |
Number of ANC visit (missing value = 40) | ||
1 | 41 | 11.1 |
2 | 98 | 26.5 |
3 | 86 | 23.2 |
4+ | 145 | 39.2 |
Place of birth | ||
Home | 72 | 17.6 |
Health institution | 338 | 82.4 |
Danger signs information from HEW | ||
Yes | 290 | 70.7 |
No | 120 | 29.3 |