Table 2 Obstetric history and knowledge on PNC service of women who visited public health facilities in Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2014
From: Postnatal care utilization among urban women in northern Ethiopia: cross-sectional survey
Variables - N = 367 | Frequency N | Percent % |
|---|---|---|
Number of pregnancy | ||
One | 141 | 38.4 |
Two | 121 | 33.0 |
Three | 61 | 16.6 |
Four and above | 44 | 12.0 |
ANC visit (at least one) | ||
Yes | 344 | 93.7 |
No | 23 | 6.3 |
Frequency (Number) of ANC visit | ||
< three | 17 | 5.0 |
Three | 53 | 15.4 |
Four and above | 274 | 79.6 |
Months of pregnancy at first visit of ANC | ||
< four month | 115 | 33.4 |
At four month | 111 | 32.3 |
At five month | 68 | 19.8 |
> Five month | 50 | 14.5 |
Mode of delivery | ||
Normal | 323 | 88.0 |
Caesarean section | 22 | 6.0 |
Instrumental | 22 | 6.0 |
Source of information (N = 170) | ||
Health professional | 128 | 75.3 |
Television | 31 | 18.2 |
Othera | 11 | 6.59 |
Do you know required frequency of PNC visits (N = 170) | ||
Yes | 73 | 42.9 |
No | 97 | 57.1 |