Research Article

Magnitude of Episiotomy and Associated Factors among Mothers Who Give Birth in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: Observation-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Maternal-related characteristics of the study on magnitude and associated factors of episiotomy in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2019.

VariablesFrequency ()Percentage (%)

Previous episiotomy ()
 Yes9148.40
 No9751.60

Previous breech delivery ()
 Yes6031.90
 No12868.10

Female genital mutilation
 Yes32581.30
 No7518.70

Parity
 Primipara21253.00
 Multipara18847.00

Body mass index
 <25 kg/m219348.30
 ≥25 kg/m220851.80

History of chronic illness
 Yes10325.80
 No29774.30