The Prevalence of Traditional Malpractice during Pregnancy, Child Birth, and Postnatal Period among Women of Childbearing Age in Meshenti Town, 2016

Table 3

Traditional malpractice during delivery in Meshenti town, 2016.

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Traditional malpractice
Abdominal massage
Yes	8	2.73
No	0	0
Uterine massage
Yes	7	2.39
No	0	0
Abdominal and uterine massage
Yes	5	1.7
No	0	0
Total	20	6.82
Place of delivery
Home	87	29.7
Health facility	206	70.3
Total	293	100
Method used to expel placenta
Spontaneously	76	87.4
Uterine massage	11	12.6
Total	87	100
Instrument used to cut cord
Boiled new blade	14	16.1
Unboiled new blade	66	75.9
Unclean blade used before	6	6.9
Boiled blade used before	1	1.1
Total	87	100
Umbilical cord tied
Yes	84	96.6
No	3	3.4
Total	87	100
Material used to tie umbilical cord
Boiled thread	71	84.5
Unboiled thread	10	11.9
Other	3	3.6
Total	84	100