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Table 4 Distribution of deliveries by skilled and non-skilled birth attendants and place of delivery

From: Birth attendance and magnitude of obstetric complications in Western Kenya: a retrospective case–control study

Delivery conducted by:

Case (N = 294)

(%)

Control (N = 288)

(%)

p-value

Skilled births attendants (SBAs)

 

Community midwife

34

15.7

49

17.0

0.655

Health provider at health facility

120

40.8

94

32.6

0.041

Non-skilled births attendants (non-SBAs)

 

Traditional birth Attendant (TBA)

101

34.4

86

29.9

0.246

Relative/neighbour/friend

7

2.4

13

4.5

0.158

Self/own

20

6.8

46

16.0

<0.001

Place of delivery

Case (N = 282)

(%)

Control (N = 288)

(%)

 

Facility

120

42.6

94

32.6

0.038

Home

162

57.4

194

67.4

0.038

Type of attendant during delivery

Case (N = 294)

%

Control (N = 291)

%

 

Non-skilled

129

43.7

148

50.9

0.542

Skilled

166

56.3

143

49.1

0.084