Research Article

Extent of Home Delivery among Women Who Gave Birth in the Last One Year in Serbo, Kersa Woreda, Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Obstetric characteristics of women who gave birth in the last one year at Serbo, Kersa Woreda, Southwest Ethiopia, July 2021.

VariablesCategoriesFrequencyPercent

Age of mother at first pregnancy16–2012150.4
21–2611949.6

GravidaPrimigravida16970.4
Multi gravid7129.6

Parity1–217773.8
≥36326.2

Wanted pregnancyYes19581.3
No4518.8

Attendee ANC in last pregnancyYes17974.6
No6125.4

Place attended for ANC follow-upHospital63.4
Health center17396.6

advantages of ANC follow-upTo assess maternal health conditions17094.3
To assess the fetal health condition16290.5
To assess fetal lying12167.5
To anticipate possible delivery complications6636.9
I do not know the advantages5832.4

Time when ANC follow-up startedFirst trimester16592.2
Second trimester147.8

Number of ANC follow-ups attended during the last pregnancy131.7
210357.5
36737.4
≥463.4

Reasons for not attending ANCNo health problem2642.6
Too busy to attend ANC2439.3
Others1118.1

Faced any danger signs during your last pregnancyYes2510.4
No21589.6

Type of danger signs you have facedVaginal bleeding1144
Headache936
Others520

Received any counsel regarding place of deliveryYes16091.1
No168.9

Receive any counsel regarding possible pregnancy and delivery complicationsYes16091.1
No168.9

Multiple responses.