Is the place of birth related to the mother’s satisfaction with childbirth? A cross-sectional study in a rural district of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)

Table 5 Bivariate association between satisfaction with childbirth score and obstetrical characteristics of the study participants (n = 226)

Characteristics	Higher score group		Lower score group		p value^a
Characteristics	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	p value^a
Parity
Primiparas	24	47.1	27	52.9	0.525
Multiparas	93	53.1	82	46.9
Experience of neonatal death
Yes	21	50.0	21	50.0	0.865
No	96	52.2	88	47.8
Place of birth
Health facility	92	67.6	44	32.4	< 0.001
Home	25	27.8	65	72.2	< 0.001
Length of labor
< 6 h	66	49.6	67	50.4	0.770
6 to 24 h	41	54.7	34	45.3
> 24 h	10	55.6	8	44.4
Decision maker of birth place
Herself	78	44.6	97	55.4	< 0.001
Husband	19	79.2	5	20.8
Other	20	74.1	7	25.9
Chronic illness
Present	8	38.1	13	61.9	0.252
Absent	109	53.2	96	46.8	0.252
Self-reported health states during pregnancy
Good	89	53.3	78	46.7	0.453
Bad	28	47.5	31	52.5	0.453
Antenatal care visit
None	20	38.5	32	61.5	0.035
1 to 3 times	27	46.6	31	53.4
≥ 4 times	70	60.3	46	39.7
Pregnancy complication
Present	3	21.4	11	78.6	0.026
Absent	114	53.8	98	46.2	0.026

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