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Table 3 Obstetric and current and previous pregnancy related factors of the pregnant women who visit public health institutions for ANC in Axum town by timing of ANC attendance, Axum, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, June 2017 (n = 386)

From: Timing of first antenatal care attendance and associated factors among pregnant women in public health institutions of Axum town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017: a mixed design study

Variables

 

Timely bookers n = 106(%)

Late bookers n = 280 (%)

Total n (%)

Gravidity

Primi gravid

35 (26.3)

98 (73.7)

133 (34.5)

Multi gravid

67 (29.4)

161 (70.6)

228 (59)

Grand multi gravid

5 (20)

20 (80)

25 (6.5)

History of abortion

Yes

17 (30.4)

39 (69.6)

56 (14.5)

No

89 (27.0)

241 (73)

330 (85.5)

Type of abortion n = 56

Spontaneous

14 (29.2)

34 (70.8)

48 (85.7)

Induced

3 (37.5)

5 (62.5)

8 (14.3)

Parity

Nulli parous

38 (25.5)

111 (74.5)

149 (38.6)

Multi parous

68 (28.7)

169 (71.3)

237 (61.4)

Number of alive children n = 237

1–2

58 (31.7)

125 (68.3)

183 (79.6)

> 2

40 (85.1)

7 (14.9)

47 (20.4)

History of child death n = 237

Yes

2 (25)

6 (75)

8 (3.4)

No

66 (28.8)

163 (71.2)

229 (96.6)

History of still birth n = 237

Yes

4 (50)

4 (50)

8 (3.4)

No

64 (27.9)

165 (72.1)

229 (96.6)

Complication in previous delivery n = 237

Yes

24 (39.3)

37 (60.7)

61 (25.7)

No

44 (25.0)

132 (75.0)

176 (74.3)

Intended pregnancy

Yes

92 (32.6)

190 (67.4)

282 (73.1)

No

14 (13.5)

90 (86.5)

104 (26.9)

Problems/illness in current pregnancy

Yes

32 (49.2)

33 (50.8)

65 (16.8)

No

74 (23.1)

247 (76.9)

321 (83.2)

Means of pregnancy recognition

While menses is missed

45 (25)

135 (75)

180 (46.6)

Due to physiological changes

9 (25)

27 (75)

36 (9.3)

Urine test

52 (30.6)

118 (69.4)

170 (44)

Type of complication in previous delivery n = 61

Anemia

1 (100)

0 (0)

1 (1.6)

APH

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

3 (4.9)

C/S

8 (32)

17 (68)

25 (41)

PIH

5 (50)

5 (50)

10 (16.4)

Hyper emesis gravidarum

1 (14.3)

6 (85.7)

7 (11.5)

Polyhydramnios

1 (50)

1 (50)

2 (3.3)

Spinal bifida

1 (50)

1 (50)

2 (3.3)

Still birth

4 (50)

4 (50)

8 (13.1)

Tear

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

3 (4.9)