Research Article

Prevalence and Outcome of Operative Vaginal Delivery among Mothers Who Gave Birth at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 5

Distribution of maternal outcome cross tabulated with sociodemographic characteristics among mothers who gave birth by OVD in JUMC December 1, 2016–May 30, 2017.

Variables with category Maternal outcomeTotal
Favorable outcome N (%)Unfavorable outcome N (%)

Age15-1926(96.3)1(3.7)27(100.0)
20-2490(97.8)2(2.2)92(100.0)
25-2974(93.7)5(6.3)79(100.0)
30-3430(96.8)1(3.2)31(100.0)
35-3912(92.3)1(7.7)13(100.0)

Place of the residencyJimma Town98(100.0)0(0.0)98(100.0)
Outside Jimma town134(93.1)10(6.9)144(100.0)

OccupationHousewife97(96.0)4(4.0)101(100.0)
civil servant39(100.0)0(0.0)39(100.0)
Farmer76(92.7)6(7.3)82(100.0)
Merchant11(100.0)0(0.0)11(100.0)
Other9(100.0)0(0.0)9(100.0)

Educational statusIlliterate71(92.2)6(7.8)77(100.0)
read and write only4(100.0)0(0.0)4(100.0)
grade 1-878(96.3)3(3.7)81(100.0)
grade 9-1024(96.0)1(4.0)25(100.0)
grade11-1231(100.0)0(0.0)31(100.0)
>1224(100.0)0(0.0)24(100.0)

Income of the family per month500 ETB and below8(80.0)2(20.0)10(100.0)
501-1742 ETB122(95.3)6(4.7)128(100.0)
above 1742102(98.1)2(1.9)104(100.0)

Marital statusMarried227(95.8)10(4.2)237(100.0)
Others5(100.0)0(0.0)5(100.0)