Research Article

Birth Preparedness and Its Association with Skilled Birth Attendance and Postpartum Checkups among Mothers in Gibe Wereda, Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia

Table 3

Last pregnancy characteristics of mothers in Gibe Wereda, South Ethiopia, March 2014.

VariablesNumberPercent (%)

Intended pregnancy ()Yes42358.2
No30441.8

ANC visitNone16422.5
One time9312.8
Two times15921.8
Three times16022.0
≥4 times15220.9

Last pregnancy complicationYes11816.2
No61083.8

BP adviseNo22731.2
Yes50168.8

Decision makingMine only31142.7
My husband only12316.9
Mine & my husband17924.6
11515.8

Place of deliveryHome61384.2
Health post30.4
Health center8912.2
Hospital233.2

Skilled deliveryYes11215.4
No61684.6

Postpartum checkupsYes12817.6
No60082.4

not equal to 728 because of missing values.
include family and neighbors.