Table 5 Institutional delivery among women who gave birth in the last 12 months, in the context of attending PWC, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | PWC non-attendants n(%) | PWC attendants n(%) |
|---|---|---|
Place of delivery | ||
At the health center | 139 (31.9) | 206 (47.4) |
At hospital | 35 (8.0) | 30 (6.9) |
Home | 262 (60.1) | 199 (45.7) |
Why delivered at home after planned health institution (n1 = 88, n2 = 81) | ||
Labor was urgent to reach a health facility | 28 (31.8) | 32 (39.5) |
Labor was coming at night and wait till dawn | 32 (36.4) | 47 (58.0) |
Lack of transport | 25 (28.4) | 18 (22.2) |
Lack of person look after home and care children | 15 (17.0) | 18 (22.1) |
Family members prefer to deliver at home | 17 (19.3) | 8 (9.9) |
The birth outcome of the current delivery | ||
Alive | 428 (98.2) | 432 (99.3) |
Stillbirth | 8 (1.8) | 3 (0.7) |
Postnatal care in the current delivery | ||
At least 1 visit | 141 (32.3) | 229 (52.6) |
At least 2 visits | 59 (13.5) | 97 (22.3) |
3 and above visits | 10 (2.3) | 23 (5.3) |
No visit | 295 (67.7) | 206 (47.4) |