Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive factors description among eclamptic mothers in East Gojjam zone hospitals

Age in years

16–19

21

3.6

20–24

151

25.8

25–29

191

32.6

30–34

107

18.3

35–39

90

15.4

> = 40

26

4.4

Residence

Urban

244

41.6

Rural

342

58.4

Parity

Nulliparous

12

2.1

Primiparous

280

47.8

Multiparous

218

37.2

Grand multiparous

76

13.0

Gestational age

<=33 wks

215

36.7

34–36 weeks

140

23.9

> = 37 weeks

231

39.4

Type of pregnancy

Singleton

546

93.2

Twin

40

6.83

ANC follow-up

Yes

525

89.6

No

61

10.4

Mode of delivery

SVD

377

64.3

Assisted delivery

209

35.7

Place of delivery

Home

30

5.12

Institution

556

94.9

Duration of labor (464)

<=12 h

310

66.8

> 12 h

154

33.2

Initiation of labor

Induced

288

50.0

Spontaneous

288

50.0

Number of convulsions

Single

443

75.6

Multiple

143

24.4

Convulsion to administration of anticonvulsant

Less than an hour

428

73.0

More than an hour

158

27.0