Maternal-related variables in the public hospital of South Wollo, northeast Ethiopia, August 2021
Variable | Category | Frequency (n=594) | Percentage (%) |
Maternal age (years) | <25 | 246 | 41.41 |
25–35 | 277 | 46.63 | |
>35 | 71 | 11.96 | |
Place of residence | Rural | 214 | 36.00 |
Urban | 380 | 64.00 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 82 | 13.80 |
Primary education | 208 | 35.01 | |
Secondary education | 175 | 29.46 | |
College and above | 129 | 21.73 | |
Disease during pregnancy | Yes | 95 | 15.99 |
No | 499 | 84.01 | |
Number of pregnancy | ≤2 | 444 | 74.75 |
>2 | 150 | 25.25 | |
Number of delivery | ≤2 | 529 | 89.06 |
>2 | 65 | 10.94 | |
Duration of labour (second stage) | Normal (≤1 hour) | 425 | 71.55 |
Prolonged (>1 hour) | 169 | 28.45 | |
Number of ANC follow-up | <4 follow-up | 73 | 12.29 |
4 and above | 521 | 87.71 | |
Iron/Folic supplementation | Yes | 554 | 93.27 |
No | 40 | 6.73 | |
Previous obstetric complication | Yes | 16 | 2.69 |
No | 578 | 97.31 |
ANC, antenatal care.