Research Article
Intended Pregnancy as a Predictor of Good Knowledge on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness: the Case of Northern Ethiopia Pregnant Mothers
Table 2
Obstetric characteristics of pregnant women in Debremarkos town, 2017.
| Characteristics | Number | Percent |
| Age at 1st marriage | | | <18 | 30 | 6.9 | 18-24 | 295 | 67.7 | >24 | 111 | 25.5 | Age at 1st pregnancy | | | <18 | 9 | 2.1 | 18-24 | 226 | 51.5 | >24 | 201 | 46.1 | Gravidity | | | 1 | 200 | 45.9 | 2-4 | 223 | 51.1 | ≥5 | 13 | 3 | Parity | | | 0 | 198 | 45.4 | 1 | 136 | 31.2 | 2-4 | 77 | 17.7 | ≥5 | 25 | 5.7 | Desired Number of children in life | | | 1-2 | 39 | 8.9 | 3-4 | 347 | 79.6 | 5-6 | 50 | 11.5 | ANC visit | | | Yes | 253 | 58 | No | 183 | 42 | Place of ANC visit (n=253) | | | Hospital | 59 | 23.3 | Health center | 194 | 76.7 |
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