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Table 2 Age at first marriage and pregnancy, BPACR, skill attendance utilization, counseling and duration of last labor in Gura Dhamole woreda, Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia, April, 2017

From: Utilization of skilled birth attendant at birth and associated factors among women who gave birth in the last 24 months preceding the survey in Gura Dhamole Woreda, Bale zone, southeast Ethiopia

Variables

Response

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age at first marriage

<  18 yrs

268

69.3

Above

18 years and

119

30.7

Age at first pregnancy

< 20 yrs

325

84

≥ 20 years

62

16

Gravidity

1

65

16.8

2–4

151

39

5 and above

171

44.2

Parity

1

67

17.3

2–4

159

41.1

5 and above

161

41.6

Ever had history of abortion

Yes

66

17.1

No

321

82.9

Ever had history of still birth

Yes

36

9.3

No

351

90.7

Last pregnancy planned

Yes

174

45

No

213

55

ANC visit during last pregnancy

Yes

289

74.7

No

98

25.3

ANC Frequency(n = 289)

<  4 visit

178

61.6

4 and above

111

38.4

Counselled on Place of delivery during ANC visit(n = 289)

Yes

262

90.7

No

27

9.3

Ever used HF for delivery service before last child birth(n = 320)

Yes

82

25.6

No

238

74.4

BPACR (arrangement) taken

Identified place of delivery

223

57.6

Identified place of delivery Identified skilled provider

116

30

Saved money

212

54.8

Identified means of emergency transport

37

9.6

Arranged a blood donor for emergency

18

4.7

Identified emergency signs

33

8.5

Identified HI with 24 h EmOC

45

11.6

No of BPACR actions or arrangements taken

0

49

12.7

1

118

30.5

Well prepared(≥ 2 arrangements)

220

56.8

Not well prepared(< 2 arrangement)

167

43.2

Place of delivery in the last 24 months

Health centre

101

26.1

Hospital/ Health post

22

5.7

Home

264

68.2

Assistance during health centre and hospital delivery

Mid wives

94

83.2

Nurses /Health officers /Doctors

19

16.8

Duration of last labour

<  12 h

368

95.1

≥12 h

19

4.9