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Table 2 Obstetric, breast feeding and contraception history of reproductive age mothers (N = 150) in Farta Woreda, South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia, 2019

From: Determinants of short birth interval among women in South Gondar, Ethiopia: community-based unmatched case-control study

Variables

Case(n = 50)

Control(n = 100)

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age at fist pregnancy

 15–19

14

28.0

46

46.0

 20–24

27

54.0

44

44.0

  > =25

9

18.0

9

10.0

Number of living children

 0–2

16

32.0

22

22.0

 3–4

24

48.0

46

46.0

  > =5

10

20.0

32

32.0

Abortion before the preceding child

 Yes

6

12.0

24

24.0

 No

44

88.0

76

76.0

Still birth before preceding child

 Yes

4

8.0

10

10.0

 No

46

92.0

90

90.0

Sex of the preceding child

 Female

18

36.0

59

59.0

 Male

32

64.0

41

41.0

Status of the preceding Child

 Alive

44

88.0

93

93.0

 Dead

6

12.0

7

7.0

Last child pregnancy plan

 Yes

43

86.0

92

92.0

 No

7

14.0

8

8.0

Ante natal care in preceding pregnancy

 No follow up

15

30.0

43

43.0

 One follows up

12

24.0

19

19.0

 Two follow up

8

16.0

14

14.0

 Three follow up

9

18.0

13

13.0

 Four and above

6

12.0

11

11.0

Contraceptive used before last pregnancy

 Yes

34

68.0

88

88.0

 No

16

32.0

12

12.0

Type of contraceptive(n = 122)

 Depo-Provera

30

78.0

61

61.0

 Implant

6

12.0

11

11.0

 oral pills/condom/

5

10.0

9

9.0

Decision maker about F/P

 Self (Mother)

17

34.0

51

51.0

 Both husband and wife

18

36.0

36

36.0

 Husband only

15

30.0

13

13.0

Duration of Breast feeding

  ≤ 24 months

10

20.0

29

29.0

 13–23 months

31

62.0

64

64.0

  ≥ 24 months

9

18.0

7

7.0

Maternal attitude towards contraceptives

 Positives

44

88.0

90

90.0

 Negatives

6

12.0

10

10.0

Paternal attitude towards contraceptives

 Positives

39

78.0

82

82.0

 Negatives

11

22.0

18

18.0