Table 1 Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of the study subjects (N = 1196, Erbil city, Iraq, 2019)
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||
- less than 20 | 93 | 7.8 |
- 20–29 | 597 | 49.9 |
- 30–39 | 445 | 37.2 |
- 40 or more | 61 | 5.1 |
Education level | ||
- illiterate | 268 | 22.4 |
- read and write | 168 | 14.0 |
- basic | 488 | 40.8 |
- secondary | 139 | 11.7 |
- institute /BSca | 133 | 11.1 |
Residency | ||
- urban | 651 | 54.4 |
- suburban | 340 | 28.4 |
- rural | 205 | 17.1 |
Occupation | ||
- housewife | 1110 | 92.8 |
- employed | 59 | 4.9 |
- student | 27 | 2.3 |
Parity | ||
- primipara | 238 | 19.9 |
- multipara | 748 | 62.5 |
- grand multipara | 210 | 17.6 |
Number of abortions | ||
- no abortion | 787 | 65.8 |
- 1–2 | 356 | 29.8 |
- 3 and more | 53 | 4.4 |
Number of stillbirths | ||
- 0 | 1091 | 91.2 |
- 1 | 88 | 7.4 |
- 2–3 | 17 | 1.4 |
Episiotomy & laceration (in most recent delivery) | ||
- yes | 761 | 63.6 |
- no | 435 | 36.4 |
Sex of baby | ||
- male | 589 | 49.2 |
- female | 607 | 50.8 |
Admission to NICUb | ||
- yes | 157 | 13.1 |
- no | 1039 | 86.9 |