Table 3 Obstetric-related characteristics of women at selected health facilities of Gofa zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021
From: Determinants of respectful maternity care among women who gave childbirth in Southern Ethiopia
Variables | Categories (N = 390) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Parity | One | 106 (27.2) |
Two | 113 (29.0) | |
Three | 75 (19.2) | |
Four | 57 (14.6) | |
Five and above | 39 (10) | |
History of health facility birth | Yes | 192 (49.2) |
No | 198 (50.8) | |
Frequency of facility-based childbirth | One | 153 (39.2) |
Two | 129 (33.1) | |
Three | 83 (21.3) | |
Four and above | 25 (6.4) | |
Planned current pregnancy | Yes | 200 (51.3) |
No | 190 (48.7) | |
ANC follow-up during the index pregnancy | Yes | 231 (59.2) |
No | 159 (40.8) | |
Place of ANC follow-up | Health Center | 297 (76.2) |
Hospitals | 60 (15.4) | |
Private health facilities | 1 (0.3) | |
Health posts | 32 (8.2) | |
Duration of labor | Less than 6 h | 69 (17.7) |
6–12 h | 180 (46.2) | |
13–24 h | 122 (31.3) | |
Greater than 24 h | 19 (4.9) | |
Mode of delivery | Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 264 (67.7) |
Delivery with episiotomy | 82 (21) | |
C-section delivery | 30 (7.7) | |
Instrumental delivery | 14 (3.6) | |
Family support during childbirth | Yes | 231 (59.2) |
No | 159 (40.8) | |
Stayed at health facilities before labor started | Yes | 190 (48.7) |
No | 200 (51.3) | |
Number of days stayed at the facility before the start of labor | One day | 308 (79) |
Two days | 54 (13.8) | |
Three days | 23 (5.9) | |
Four days and above | 5 (1.3) | |
Postnatal care service | Yes | 273 (70) |
No | 117 (30) | |
ANC visit | One | 108 (27.7) |
Two | 43 (11) | |
Three | 79 (20.3) | |
Four and above | 160(41) |