Table 3 Maternal health services characteristics in rural Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia, August 2017
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Birth interval (in months) (n = 905)a | ||
< 24 | 172 | 15.5 |
24–36 | 565 | 50.9 |
> 36 | 168 | 15.1 |
ANC visit | ||
Yes | 1018 | 91.8 |
No | 91 | 8.2 |
Number of ANC visit | ||
No ANC visit | 91 | 8.2 |
1 | 36 | 3.2 |
2–3 | 435 | 39.2 |
4+ | 547 | 49.3 |
Complication during ANC | ||
Yes | 157 | 14.2 |
No | 952 | 85.8 |
Place of delivery | ||
Health institution | 945 | 85.2 |
Home | 164 | 14.8 |
Mode of delivery (n = 945) | ||
Normal | 882 | 79.5 |
Instrumental delivery (forcep,vacuums) | 43 | 3.9 |
Cesarean Section (C/S) | 20 | 1.8 |
Complication during delivery | ||
Yes | 193 | 17.4 |
No | 916 | 82.6 |
Where PNC received (n = 497) | ||
Health center | 291 | 58.5 |
Hospital | 34 | 6.8 |
Health post | 172 | 34.7 |
Number of PNC visit (n = 497) | ||
1–2 | 417 | 83.9 |
> =3 | 80 | 16.1 |
Complication during postnatal period | ||
Yes | 150 | 13.5 |
No | 959 | 86.5 |
Counseled for PNC by health extension worker | ||
Yes | 802 | 72.3 |
No | 307 | 27.7 |