Table 1 Obstetric characteristics of the respondents
Variable | Frequency (n = 275) | Percentages (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gestation period | ||
Second trimester | 154 | 56 |
Third trimester | 121 | 44 |
Expected date of delivery | ||
Know the date of delivery | 9 | 3.3 |
Knows only month of delivery | 239 | 86.9 |
Don't know the date or month | 27 | 9.8 |
Was it the participant's first pregnancy | ||
Yes | 140 | 14.5 |
No | 235 | 85.5 |
ANC attendance in a previous pregnancy | ||
Yes | 192 | 81.7 |
No | 42 | 18.3 |
Number of present ANC attendance | ||
First | 145 | 52.7 |
Second | 56 | 20.4 |
Third | 46 | 16.7 |
Fourth | 25 | 9.1 |
More than 4 times | 3 | 1.1 |
Previous place of delivery | ||
In a health facility with a skilled birth attendant | 40 | 17.7 |
At home with a traditional birth attendant | 195 | 82.3 |
Complications in the previous delivery | ||
Yes | 88 | 37.1 |
No | 149 | 62.9 |
Plan on where to deliver their current pregnancy | ||
In a health facility with a skilled birth attendant | 70 | 25.5 |
At home with a traditional birth attendant | 93 | 33.8 |
Don’t know | 112 | 40.7 |