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Table 2 Percent distribution of women who are having deliveries at home by their background characteristics

From: Decision-making for birth location among women in Pakistan: evidence from national survey

Characteristics

Place of birth %

P-value

N (6977)

Health Facility

Home

Education of Woman

  

0.000

 

 No education

36.03

63.97

 

4041

 Primary

57.19

42.81

 

974

 Secondary

73.20

26.80

 

1239

 Higher

51.00

49.00

 

723

Education of Husband

  

0.000

 

 No education

34.00

66.00

 

2269

 Primary

45.61

54.39

 

969

 Secondary

57.16

42.84

 

2262

 Higher

    

Economic Status

  

0.000

 

 Poor

33.62

66.38

 

3067

 Middle

48.70

51.30

 

1386

 Rich

73.38

26.62

 

2524

Woman Occupation

  

0.000

 

 Not working

53.06

46.94

 

5537

 Agriculture

27.11

72.89

 

461

 Services

54.17

45.83

 

624

 Others

44.07

55.93

 

355

Region

  

0.000

 

 Punjab

55.28

44.72

 

2006

 Sindh

65.62

34.38

 

1585

 KPK

47.49

52.51

 

1531

 Baluchistan

25.83

74.17

 

1146

 GB

54.44

45.56

 

709

Residence

  

0.000

 

 Urban

64.93

35.07

 

2971

 Rural

40.66

59.34

 

4006

Age

  

0.000

 

 15–24

55.24

44.76

 

1633

 25–34

51.98

48.02

 

3678

 35–49

44.66

55.34

 

1666

Decision of woman’s medical treatment

  

0.000

 

 By Self

57.11

42.89

 

3033

 Others

46.45

53.55

 

3944

Transport Availability

  

0.000

 

 Problem

40.12

59.84

 

3459

 Not a Problem

61.65

38.35

 

3518

Travelling Alone

  

0.000

 

 Problem

44.37

55.63

 

4215

 Not a Problem

61.12

38.88

 

2762