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Table 2 Obstetric characteristics of respondents, Dembecha district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 674)

From: Factors influencing institutional delivery service utilization in Dembecha district, Northwest Ethiopia: A community based cross sectional study

Variable

Category

Frequency

percent

Age at first marriage

<15 years

197

29.2

15–19 years

334

49.6

20–24 years

122

18.1

25+ years

21

3.1

Age at first pregnancy

<15 years

4

0.6

15–19 years

381

56.5

20–24 years

242

35.9

25+ years

47

7

Gravidity

1

96

14.2

2–4

421

62.5

≥5

157

23.3

Parity

1

105

15.6

2–4

445

66

≥5

124

18.4

Abortion in life time

Yes

86

12.8

No

588

87.2

Still birth in life time

Yes

51

7.6

No

623

92.4

Planned pregnancy

Yes

511

75.8

No

163

24.2

ANC visit

Yes

311

46.1

No

363

53.9

Number of ANC visits(N = 311)

Only one

54

17.4

Two-three

179

57.6

Four and above

78

25.1