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Table 1 Background characteristics of MWH users and non-users in rural Southwest Ethiopia, 2017

From: Factors influencing women’s access to the maternity waiting home in rural Southwest Ethiopia: a qualitative exploration

Characteristics

MWH users (N)

MWH non-users (N)

Age

17–19

9

0

20–24

6

5

25–29

8

2

30–34

2

0

≥35

0

0

Marital status

Married

25

7

Not married

0

0

Education status

No formal education

14

6

Primary(1–8)

10

1

Secondary(9–12)

1

0

Tertiary(> 12)

0

0

Sex

Female

25

7

Male

0

0

Occupation

Farming

18

5

Government employed

0

0

Housewife

6

2

Others

1

0

Number of children

Had no children

6

1

1

7

1

2–4

9

5

≥5

3

0

ANC

Yes

25

7

No

0

0

Number of ANC

1

2

1

1–4

15

2

≥4

8

4

Place of delivery (the youngest child)

Home

15

5

Health facility

8

2