Birth Preparedness among Women Who Gave Birth in the Last Twelve Months in Jardega Jarte District, Western Ethiopia

Table 2

Experiences of respondents who gave birth recently in Jardega Jarte district, Oromia Region, western Ethiopia, from January 1 to February 2, 2016.

Variables	Frequency (N=570) (%)
Parity
Primipara,	64 (11.2%)
Multipara	245 (43%)
Grand Multipara.	261(45.6%)
Under-five children during the recent delivery
Present	307(53.9%)
Absent	263 (46.1%)
Post-delivery age preceding the survey
< 6 month	235(41.2%)
6-12 months	335(58.8%)
Antenatal care visit at least once	164 (28)
Place of birth
Home	470 (82.5%)
Health center	64 (11.2%)
Hospital	10 (1.8%)
Health post	26 (4.6%)
History of obstetric complication	165 (28.9%)
Types of obstetric complications (n=401)
Vaginal bleeding	74 (18.0%)
A severe headache	88 (21.5%)
Blurred vision	86 (21.0%)
Swollen hands/face	35 (8.5%)
Loss of consciousness	20(4.9%)
Prolonged labor (>12 hours)	66 (16.1%)
Retained placenta	33(8.0%)
Other complications	8(2.0%)
Total complications	410 (100%)