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Table 6 Associations between advice on facility delivery and place of delivery among unmarried women

From: Association between social support and place of delivery: a cross-sectional study in Kericho, Western Kenya

 

Home delivery

Facility delivery

 
 

(N = 4)

(N = 54)

 
 

N

%

N

%

P-valuea

Advised by mother

     

Yes

1

4.3

22

95.7

 

No

3

8.6

32

91.4

0.535

Advised by father

     

Yes

0

0.0

1

100.0

 

No

4

7.0

53

93.0

0.784

Advised by sister

     

Yes

0

0.0

1

100.0

 

Nob

4

7.0

53

93.0

0.784

Advised by neighbor

     

Yes

0

0.0

1

100.0

 

No

4

7.0

53

93.0

0.784

Advised by health staff

     

Yes

2

7.1

26

92.9

 

No

2

6.7

28

93.3

0.943

  1. aChi-square test.
  2. bIncluded women who did not have any sisters and who were therefore not advised to have a facility delivery by their sisters.