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Table 3 PNC utilization of respondents who visited public health facilities in Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2014

From: Postnatal care utilization among urban women in northern Ethiopia: cross-sectional survey

Variable - N = 367

Yes = 118

No = 249

Total (367)

 

Frequency No (%)

Frequency No (%)

Frequency No (%)

Age

 15–19 year

6(5.1)

10 (4.0)

16 (4.4)

 20–24 year

39(33.1)

85(34.1)

124(33.8)

 25–29 year

47(39.8)

101(40.6)

148(40.3)

 30–34 year

15(12.7)

37(14.9)

52(14.2)

 35+

11(9.3)

16(6.4)

27(7.4)

Religion

 Orthodox

99(83.9)

218(87.6)

317(86.4)

 Muslim

11(9.3)

19(7.6)

30(8.2)

 Catholic

7(5.9)

5(2.0)

12(3.3)

 Protestant

1(0.8)

7(2.8)

8(2.2)

Educational status

 Illiterate

11(9.3)

64(25.7)

75(20.4)

 Primary

33(28)

66(26.5)

99(27.0)

 Secondary

27(22.9)

72(28.9)

99(27.0)

 College and above

47(39.8)

47(18.9)

94(25.6)

Marital status

 Married

103(87.3)

215(86.3)

318(86.6)

 Single

9(7.6)

22(8.8)

31(8.4)

 Separated

1(0.8)

5(2)

6(1.6)

 Divorced

1(0.8)

2(0.8)

3(0.8)

 Widowed

4(3.4)

5(2)

9(2.5)

Occupation

 House wife

56(47.5)

176(70.7)

232(63.2)

 Governmental employee

27(22.9)

33(13.3)

60(16.3)

 Private employee

18(15.3)

9(3.6)

27(7.4)

 Merchant

13(11)

13(5.2)

26(7.1)

 Day laborer

4(3.4)

18(7.2)

22(6.0)

Husbands Education

 Illiterate

10(8.5)

32(12.9)

42(11.4)

 Primary Education

21(17.8)

71(28.5)

92(25.1)

 Secondary

28(23.7)

69(27.7)

97(26.4)

 College and above

59(50)

77(30.9)

136(37.1)

Husband occupation

 Governmental employee

43(36.4)

61(24.5)

104(28.3)

 Private employee

29(24.6)

74(29.7)

103(28.1)

 Merchant

29(24.6)

43(17.3)

72(19.6)

 Day laborer

17(14.4)

71(28.5)

88(24.0)

Number of pregnancy

 One

51(43.2)

90(36.1)

141(38.4)

 Two

37(31.4)

84(33.7)

121(33.0)

 Three

22(18.6)

39(15.7)

61(16.6)

 Four and above

8(6.8)

36(14.5)

44(12.0)

Mode of delivery

 Normal

97(82.2)

226(90.8)

323(88.0)

 Instrumental

11(9.3)

11(4.4)

22(6.0)

 Caesarean

10(8.5)

12(4.8)

22(6.0)