Research Article

Uptake of Immediate Postpartum LARCs and Associated Factors among Mothers Who Gave Birth at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Table 2

Obstetric profile of respondents in HUCSH, Ethiopia, April 2019.

VariablesFrequency ()Percent (%)

Parity ()
 One17541.9
 Two10725.6
 Three5914.1
 Four and above7718.4
Number of children ()
 One19446.4
 Two9422.5
 Three6114.6
 Four and above6515.6
 None41.0
Birth to pregnancy interval ()
  < two years5623.0
  ≥ two years18777.0
Planned pregnancy (current) ()
 Yes33880.9
 No8019.1
Plan to have more children ()
 Yes31274.6
 No5513.2
 Undecided5112.2
Future plan of birth ()
 Before two years134.2
 After two years24076.9
 Undecided5918.9
ANC follow-up ()
 Yes40195.9
 No174.1
Number of ANC visits ()
 One41.0
 Two4411.0
 Three14736.7
 Four and above20651.4
Mode of delivery ()
 SVD26763.9
 Caesarean section14634.9
 Forceps/vacuum delivery51.2
Birth outcome on discharge ()
 Alive39093.3
 Dead286.7

At least one; SVD: spontaneous vertex/vaginal delivery.