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