Table 4: Hospitalization characteristics of participants admitted to obstetrics wards of central Gondar zone public hospitals.

Items

Frequency

Percent

Admission mode

Emergency,

265

62.1

planed

162

37.9

Duration in hospital

1-3 days

333

78.0

4-5 days

54

12.6

6 and above

40

9.4

Admission frequency

First time

275

64.4

repeat

152

35.6

Waiting for admission

< 1 day

419

98.1

1-3 days

8

1.9

Time of hospitalization

morning

237

55.5

evening

119

27.9

night

71

16.6

Privacy feeling

yes

387

90.6

no

40

9.4