Table 3 Characteristics of Institutional deliveries compared with non-institutional deliveries
Characteristic | Institutional delivery n(%) | Non-institutional deliveryn (%) | OR | 95% CI | PValue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Payam of residence | |||||
Nyong | 112 (96.6) | 117 (38.7) | |||
Himodonge | 4 (3.4) | 185 (61.3) | 3.8 | 2.8–4.8 | < 0.001 |
2. Mother’s age (years) | |||||
≤ 20 | 42 (36.2) | 42 (13.9) | |||
21–30 | 51 (44.0) | 92 (30.5) | |||
≥ 31 | 13 (11.2) | 31 (10.3) | |||
Unknown | 10 (8.6) | 137 (45.4) | < 0.001 | ||
Mean age | 23.3 (SD = 5.3) | 25.6 (SD = 6.3) | 0.004 | ||
3. Parity | |||||
1 | 25 (22.7) | 40 (14.8) | |||
2–5 | 66 (60.0) | 164 (60.5) | |||
> 5 | 19 (17.3) | 67 (24.7) | 0.089 | ||
Mean parity | 3.2 (SD = 2.2) | 3.6 (SD = 5.3) | 0.244 | ||
4. Attended ANC at least once | |||||
Yes | 113 (97.4) | 193 (66.6) | |||
No | 3 (2.6) | 97 (33.4) | 2.9 | 1.8–4.1 | < 0.001 |
Missing information | 0 | 12 | |||
5. No. of ANC visits for those who attended (n = 306) | |||||
1–3 times | 32 (19.5) | 132 (80.5) | |||
≥ 4 times | 81 (57.0) | 61 (43.0) | 2.9 | 2.0–4.1 | < 0.001 |
6. Education level of mother | |||||
Did not go to school | 31 (26.7) | 222 (75.8) | < 0.001 | ||
Primary | 60 (51.7) | 66 (22.5) | < 0.001 | ||
Secondary | 23 (19.8) | 5 (1.7) | < 0.001 | ||
Tertiary | 2 (1.7) | 0 (0) | |||
Missing information | 0 | 9 | |||
7. Whether she wanted the pregnancy | |||||
Yes at the time | 39 (34.2) | 131 (45.0) | |||
Yes but later | 72 (63.2) | 154 (52.9) | |||
No | 3 (2.6) | 6 (2.1) | 0.136 | ||
Missing information | 2 | 11 | |||
8. Whether husband wanted pregnancy | |||||
Yes at the time | 58 (51.3) | 136 (46.9) | |||
Yes but later | 54 (47.8) | 151 (52.1) | |||
No | 1 (0.9) | 3 (1.0) | 0.725 | ||
Missing information | 3 | 12 | |||
9. Suffered complication during pregnancy | |||||
Yes | 33 (28.4) | 43 (15.3) | |||
No | 83 (71.6) | 238 (84.7) | 2.2 | 1.3–3.7 | 0.003 |
Missing information | 0 | 21 | |||
10. Planned person delivered her | |||||
Yes | 15 (13.2) | 101 (36.1) | |||
No | 8 (7.0) | 93 (33.2) | |||
Made no plans | 91 (79.8) | 86 (30.7) | < 0.001 | ||
Missing information | 2 | 22 | |||
11. Payments made for delivery service | |||||
Yes, in cash & kind | 8 (7.0) | 12 (4.3) | |||
Yes, in kind | 70 (61.4) | 62 (22.3) | |||
Yes, in cash | 1 (0.9) | 36 (12.9) | |||
No, gave nothing | 35 (30.7) | 168 (60.4) | < 0.001 | ||
Missing information | 2 | 24 | |||
12. Main decision maker on place of delivery | |||||
Self | 68 (61.3) | 105 (37.2) | |||
Self and Husband | 18 (16.2) | 113 (40.1) | |||
Husband alone | 13 (11.7) | 45 (16.0) | |||
Mother in-law | 5 (4.5) | 15 (5.3) | |||
Father in-law | 3 (2.7) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 | ||
Other | 4 (3.6) | 4 (1.4) | |||
Missing information | 5 | 1 | |||
13. Any complications during labor | |||||
Yes | 18 (16.2) | 22 (8.1) | |||
No | 93 (83.8) | 230 (91.9) | 2.2 | 1.1–4.3 | 0.03 |
Missing | 5 | 30 | |||
14. Postnatal care attendance at least once within 42 days | |||||
Yes | 47 (40.5) | 47 (16.4) | |||
No | 69 (59.5) | 240 (83.6) | 3.5 | 2.1–5.6 | < 0.001 |