Table 2 Obstetric characteristics of participants in the public hospitals of Bale and East Bale zones, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 407)
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gravidity | |||
Primigravida | 114 | 28.0 | |
Multigravida | 293 | 72 | |
Antenatal Care follow up | |||
No | 67 | 16.5 | |
Yes | 340 | 83.5 | |
Women knowledge on danger signs of labor and childbirth | |||
Poor | 220 | 54.1 | |
Good | 187 | 45.9 | |
Readiness to deliver in health facility | |||
No | 89 | 21.9 | |
Yes | 318 | 78.1 | |
Labor start | |||
Night | 247 | 60.7 | |
Day | 160 | 39.3 | |
Final decision maker | |||
Woman herself | 121 | 29.7 | |
Husband | 207 | 50.9 | |
Joint | 79 | 19.4 | |
Consultation about Emergency Obstetric Care | |||
Families | 84 | 20.6 | |
Traditional Birth Attendants | 18 | 4.4 | |
Health workers | 305 | 75 | |
Current mode of delivery | |||
Non Spontaneous Vaginal delivery | 166 | 40.8 | |
Spontaneous Vaginal delivery | 241 | 59.2 | |