Variable | Place of delivery | ||
---|---|---|---|
 | Home | Health facility | Total |
(n = 305) (45%) | (n = 368) (55%) | (N = 673) (100%) | |
Socio-economic and Demographic Variables | |||
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â |
Plain | 113 (31) | 257 (70) | 370 |
Hill | 192 (63) | 111 (37) | 303 |
Caste/ethnicity | Â | Â | Â |
Disadvantaged caste | 260 (54) | 219 (46) | 479 |
Advantaged caste | 45 (23) | 149 (77) | 194 |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â |
Poorer | 221 (66) | 115 (34) | 336 |
Better | 84 (25) | 253 (75) | 337 |
Maternal educational status | Â | Â | |
No education | 133 (70) | 57 (30) | 190 |
Primary education | 104 (51) | 99 (49) | 203 |
Secondary or higher education | 68 (24) | 212 (76) | 280 |
Maternal age | Â | Â | Â |
15-19 years | 59 (37) | 101 (63) | 160 |
20-29 years | 206 (46) | 239 (54) | 445 |
30Â years and above | 40 (59) | 28 (41) | 68 |
Birth order | Â | Â | Â |
1st | 81 (28) | 206 (72) | 287 |
2nd or 3rd | 139 (50) | 139 (50) | 278 |
4th or more | 85 (79) | 23 (21) | 108 |
Variables Related to Role of Family and Neighbours | |||
Final decision-maker | Â | Â | Â |
Woman alone | 203 (72) | 81 (29) | 284 |
Woman and family members jointly | 65 (32) | 137 (68) | 202 |
Family members alone/FCHV | 37 (20) | 150 (80) | 187 |
Support of husband | Â | Â | Â |
Encourages home delivery | 125 (93) | 9 (7) | 134 |
Encourages institutional delivery | 106 (24) | 342 (76) | 448 |
No response | 74 (81) | 17 (19) | 91 |
Support of neighbours | Â | Â | Â |
Encourage home delivery | 125(86) | 21 (14) | 146 |
Encourage institutional delivery | 124 (28) | 319 (72) | 443 |
No response | 56 (67) | 28 (33) | 84 |
Perceived Need-related Variables | |||
Birth preparation | Â | Â | Â |
No preparation | 204 (66) | 103 (34) | 307 |
Preparation | 101 (28) | 265 (72) | 366 |
Number of ANC check-ups | Â | Â | Â |
1 to 3 | 179 (59) | 125 (41) | 304 |
4 or more | 66 (22) | 234 (78) | 300 |
No ANC | 60 (87) | 9 (13) | 69 |
Experience of complications | Â | Â | Â |
No | 252 (52) | 237 (49) | 489 |
Yes | 53 (29) | 131 (71) | 184 |
Perceived Health Service-Related Variables | |||
Availability of skilled health worker | Â | Â | |
Sometimes | 56 (71) | 23 (29) | 79 |
Always | 170 (34) | 338 (67) | 508 |
Don’t know | 79 (92) | 7 (8) | 86 |
Health worker care and respect | |||
Sometimes | 42 (65) | 23 (35) | 65 |
Always | 184 (35) | 337 (65) | 521 |
Don’t know | 79 (91) | 8 (9) | 87 |
Availability of drugs and equipment | Â | Â | |
Sometimes | 76 (38) | 125 (62) | 201 |
Always | 107 (32) | 227 (68) | 334 |
Don’t know | 122 (88) | 16 (12) | 138 |
Adequacy of physical facilities | Â | ||
Insufficient | 76 (38) | 125 (62) | 201 |
Sufficient | 107 (32) | 227 (68) | 334 |
Don’t know | 122 (88) | 16 (12) | 138 |
Distance to Birthing Facility | |||
<1Â hour | 94 (24) | 302 (76) | 396 |
1Â hour or more | 211 (76) | 66 (24) | 277 |