Research Article

Postnatal Care Service Utilization and Associated Factors among Women Who Gave Birth in the Last 12 Months prior to the Study in Debre Markos Town, Northwestern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Obstetric characteristics of respondents who gave birth in the last 12 months in Debremarkos town, northwest Ethiopia, December, 2014 ().

Variables Frequency (%)

Parity
One168 (28.6%)
Two–four305 (51.8%)
Five and above115 (19.6%)
Outcome of birth
Alive 538 (91.5%)
Stillbirth 50 (8.5%)
Place of delivery
Home252 (42.9%)
Health institution 336 (57.1%)
Mode of delivery
Spontaneous vaginal delivery 452 (76.9%)
Instrumental delivery 105 (17.9%)
Cesarean section31 (5.2%)
ANC visit during last pregnancy
Yes 301 (51.2%)
No 287 (48.8%)
Obstetric complication during last pregnancy
Yes 118 (20.1%)
No 470 (79.9%)
Delivery complication during last birth
Yes 217 (36.9%)
No 371 (63.1%)