Table 2 Obstetrics factors affecting infertility among women attending a gynecologic clinic in three public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021
Variable | Possible options | frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
History of pregnancy | Yes | 343 | 83.9 |
| Â | No | 66 | 16.1 |
Parity(343) | No child | 63 | 18.4 |
|  | 1–2 | 162 | 47.2 |
|  |  ≥ 3 | 118 | 34.4 |
Age at first pregnancy (n = 343) |  < 16 years | 20 | 5.8 |
|  |  ≥ 16 years | 323 | 94.2 |
Last pregnancy duration(n = 343) |  < 12 month | 60 | 17.5 |
|  |  ≥ 12 month | 283 | 82.5 |
History of stillbirth(n = 343) | Yes | 35 | 10.2 |
| Â | No | 308 | 89.8 |
Last pregnancy outcome(n = 343) | Abortion | 120 | 35 |
| Â | Stillbirth | 21 | 6.1 |
| Â | Live birth | 202 | 58.9 |
Currently breastfeeding (n = 202) | Yes | 24 | 11.6 |
| Â | No | 183 | 88.4 |
Duration of breastfeeding |  < 6 month | 2 | 8.3 |
|  | 6–12 month | 4 | 16.7 |
|  | 12–24 month | 18 | 75 |