Research Article
Knowledge about Obstetric Danger Signs and Related Factors in Reproductive-Age Women in the Southeast Zone of Tigray, 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Past obstetric characteristics of mothers aged 15–49 years in southeastern zone, Tigray Region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Ever been pregnant | Yes | 278 | 67.8 | No | 132 | 32.2 |
| Frequency of pregnancy () | One time | 110 | 39.3 | 2-4 times | 22 | 7.9 | Above 4 times | 148 | 52.9 | Total | 280 | 100 |
| Age during first pregnancy () | <22 | 138 | 49.3 | 22-29 | 30 | 10.7 | ≥30 | 112 | 40 | Total | 280 | 100 |
| Hx of an ANC follow-up | Yes | 222 | 80 | No | 56 | 20 | Total | 278 | 100 |
| Site of delivery | Health institution | 216 | 78 | Home | 52 | 32 |
| Total no. of birth () | One | 32 | 11.4 | Two | 114 | 40.7 | Above two | 134 | 47.9 | Total | 280 | 100 |
| History of IUFD () | Yes | 22 | 7.9 | No | 258 | 92.1 | Total | 280 | 100 |
| Time taken to reach heath institution | <30 minutes | 100 | 24.4 | ≥30 minutes | 310 | 75.6 |
| Source of information about obstetric danger sign | Health worker | 315 | 76.8 | Media | 95 | 23.2 |
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