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Table 3 Percentage distribution of births in the last one year preceding the survey by type of professionals and place of delivery, according to background characteristics

From: Why do women prefer home births in Ethiopia?

Characteristics

Place of delivery

P-value

Health professional

Type of Professionals

P-value

Total

Home

Institutional

TBA*

HEWs**

No one

Age

         

  15-29

81.9

18.1

0.58

18.9

76.5

3.0

1.5

0.49

132

  30-39

86.8

13.2

 

13.6

78.6

1.9

5.8

 

103

  40-49

83.3

16.7

 

16.7

83.3

0.0

0.0

 

12

Educational status

         

  No formal education

84.1

15.9

0.37

13.2

75

5.9

5.9

0.10

68

  Primary

85.5

14.5

 

15.9

80.8

1.3

2

 

151

  Secondary and above

75.0

25.0

 

28.6

67.9

0

3.6

 

28

Decision on household expenses (n=239)

         

  Respondent

85.7

14.3

0.19

14.3

85.7

0

0

0.79

7

  Husband

87.9

12.1

 

14.4

77.5

3.6

4.5

 

111

  Jointly

79.2

20.8

 

19.8

76

1.7

2.5

 

121

Total

84.0

16.0

 

16.6

77.7

2.4

3.2

 

247

  1. * - Traditional Birth Attendant ** - HEWs - Health Extension Workers.