Table 2 The reproductive characteristics of study participants in the selected health institutions in Northwest Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age at first marriage (N = 178) | < 18 years | 63 (35.4) |
≥18 years | 115 (64.6) | |
Age of women at first pregnancy (N = 599) | 13–18 year | 53 (8.85) |
18–23 year | 344 (57.43) | |
23–27 year | 188 (31.39) | |
≥ 28 year | 14 (2.34) | |
Number of pregnancy (Gravidity)(n = 618) | 1 | 416 (67.3) |
2–4 | 173 (28.0) | |
≥5 | 29 (4.7) | |
Previous gestational age | First trimester | 45 (83.3) |
Second trimester | 9 (16.7) | |
wanted status of current pregnancy | Wanted | 107(17.3) |
Unwanted | 511(82.7) | |
Linkage to other Reproductive health issue | ||
HIV/AIDS screening | Yes | 409 (66.2) |
No | 178 (28.8) | |
I don’t know | 31(5.0) | |
Cervical cancer screening | Yes | 41(6.6) |
No | 440 (71.2) | |
I don’t know | 137 (22.2) | |
STI screening | Yes | 409(66.2) |
No | 129 (20.9) | |
I don’t know | 80 (12.9) | |
History of abortion | Yes | 53 (8.6) |
No | 565 (91.4) | |
Types of previous abortion | Spontaneous | 28 (52.8) |
Induced | 25 (47.2) | |
Number of delivery (Live birth +stillbirth) | 0 | 434(70.2) |
1 | 95 15.4) | |
2–4 | 73 11.8) | |
≥5 | 16 (2.6) | |
Abortion complication | Yes | 43 (7.10) |
No | 563 (92.90) | |
Current gestational age | 1st trimester | 544 (88.0) |
2nd trimester | 74 (12.0) | |
Type of complication | Vaginal bleeding | 15(34.8) |
Infection/offensive odor | 11(25.6) | |
Abdominal cramping and pain | 17 (39.5) | |
Interventions done | Blood transfusion | 17 (39.5) |
Anti-pain and antibiotic | 5 (11.6) | |
Nothing | 21 (48.8) | |
Desire to pregnancy soon | Yes | 55 (8.9) |
No | 563 (91.1) | |
Times of future pregnancy | < 6 months | 12 (24.0) |
6–1 year | 20 (40.0) | |
≥ 1 year | 18 (36.0) | |