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Table 2 Obstetric and medical related characteristics of the women delivered in Debretabor town health institution northwest, Ethiopia, from June to September 2016 (N = 548)

From: Proportion of Preterm birth and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in Debretabor town health institutions, northwest, Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent (%)

MUAC

 < 24 CM

55

10

 ≥ 24 CM

493

90

Parity

 Primi para

233

42.5

 Para 2–5

250

45.6

 Para > 5

65

11.9

ANC follow up

 Yes

511

93.2

 No

37

6.8

Number of ANC visit

 < 4 times

222

40.5

 ≥ 4 times

326

59.5

Pregnancy status

 Planned

496

90.4

 Unplanned

52

9.6

Modern contraceptive use prior to current pregnancy

 Yes

488

89

 No

60

11

Birth to pregnancy interval in months

 None

233

42.5

 < 36

84

15.3

 ≥ 36

231

42.2

Poor obstetric history

 Preterm

14

2.6

 Still birth

18

3.3

 Abortion

101

18.4

Mode of delivery

 SVD

412

75.3

 Instrumental delivery

59

10.7

 C/S

77

14

Status of labor

 Spontaneous

501

91.6

 Induced

33

5.9

 Elective C/S

14

2.5

History of HIV testing

 Yes

523

95.6

 No

25

4.4

Status of HIV

 Positive

27

4.9

 Un known

25

4.6

 Negative

496

90.5

Blood RH factor

 Positive

534

97.4

 Negative

14

2.6

PROM

 Yes

68

12.4

 No

480

87.6

HGB (mg/dl)

 < 11

52

9.5

 ≥ 11

496

90.5

GA at delivery

 Preterm

70

12.8

 Term

415

75.7

 Post term

63

11.5

Obstetric complication

 Yes

92

16.8

 No

456

83.2

Type of obstetric complication

 APH

42

7.7

 PIH

27

4.9

 Multiple pregnancy

15

2.7

 Polyhydraminous

8

1.5

History of medical illness

 Yes

60

10.9

 No

488

89.1

Type of medical illness

 CHTN

13

2.4

 DM

8

1.5

 Heart failure

9

1.6

 Asthma

5

0.9

 UTI

19

3.5

 Malaria

6

1.0