Proportion of Immediate Postpartum Anaemia and Associated Factors among Postnatal Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Obstetrical related characteristics of postnatal mothers in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 424).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Parity	Primipara	218	51.5
	Para 2–4	171	40.2
	Grand multiparous	35	8.3
History of abortion	Yes	71	31.6
	No	154	68.4
Interpregnancy interval in years	<2	56	25.0
	≥2	168	75.0
Attend ANC during this pregnancy	Yes	375	88.4
	No	49	11.6
GA when ANC visit initiated in weeks	<16	259	69.1
	16–24	69	18.4
	25–30	45	12.0
	31–34	2	0.5
Frequency of ANC visits (times)	<4	148	39.4
	≥4	227	60.6
Antepartum haemorrhage	Yes	27	6.4
	No	397	93.6
Multiple pregnancies	Yes	23	5.4
	No	401	94.6
Place of birth	Health institution	403	95.0
	Home	21	5.0
Mode of delivery	SVD	176	41.5
	IAVD	25	5.9
	C/S	223	52.6
Type of C/S	Elective	25	10.5
	Emergency	198	89.5
Manual removal of placenta	Yes	20	4.7
	No	404	95.3
Episiotomy	Yes	19	4.5
	No	405	95.5
Prolonged second stage	Yes	32	7.5
	No	392	92.5
Perineal tear	Yes	41	9.7
	No	383	90.3
Weight of newborn in gram	<2500	72	17.0
	2500–3999	348	82.1
	≥4000	4	0.9
Postpartum haemorrhage	Yes	60	14.2
	No	364	85.8

ANC: antenatal care, GA: gestational age, IAVD: instrumental assisted vaginal delivery, SVD: spontaneous vaginal delivery, and C/S: cesarean section.