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Table 2 Reproductive health history of study participants living in Kersa HDSS, Ethiopia, 2016

From: One in five women suffer from pelvic floor disorders in Kersa district Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study

Variable

frequency

Percent

Ever had pregnancy (n=3432)

Yes

3337

97.0

No

95

3.0

Number of pregnancies (n=3337)

4 and less

1260

38.0

5 and above

2077

62.0

History of abortion (n=3337)

Yes

535

16.0

No

2802

84.0

Ever had child birth (n=3337)

Yes

3317

99.0

No

20

1.0

Number of child birth (n=3317)

1-4

1326

40.0

5 and above

1991

60.0

Mode of delivery at first child birth (n=3317)

vaginal

3294

99.0

cesarean section

23

1.0

Ever had vaginal delivery (n=3317)

Yes

3309

99.8

No

8

0.2

Number of vaginal deliveries (n=3317)

4 and less

1319

40.0

5 and above

1998

60.0

Home delivery (n=3317)

Never at home

226

7.0

Ever at home

3091

93.0

Institution delivery (n=3317)

Never at health facility

2465

74.0

Ever at health facility

852

26.0

Episiotomy during delivery (n=3255)

Yes

331

10.0

No

2924

90.0

Ever cesarean delivery (n=3302)

Yes

38

1.0

No

3264

99.0

Frequency of cesarean section (n=38)

One time

28

74.0

More than one time

10

26.0

Menopause(n=3432)

Yes

859

25.0

No

2573

75.0