Research Article
Birth Preparedness and Its Association with Skilled Birth Attendance and Postpartum Checkups among Mothers in Gibe Wereda, Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia
Table 2
Previous obstetric histories of mothers in Gibe Wereda, South Ethiopia, March 2014.
| Variables | | Number | Percent (%) |
| Gravidity | 1 | 111 | 15.2 | 2-3 | 259 | 35.6 | 4-5 | 185 | 25.4 | >5 | 173 | 23.8 |
| Stillbirth () | No stillbirth | 610 | 84.1 | One time only | 95 | 13.1 | ≥2 | 20 | 2.8 |
| Mode of delivery () | Cesarean section | 17 | 2.8 | Vaginal | 600 | 97.2 |
| Previous obstetric complication () | no | 295 | 47.8 | Yes | 322 | 52.2 |
| Birth space () | ≤2 | 368 | 59.7 | >2 | 249 | 40.3 |
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not equal to 728 because of missing values.
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