Table 5 Utilization of health facility for skilled care and delivery among pregnant in rural community, Ebonyi State
Variable | Pre-intervention Frequency(%) n = 158 | Post intervention Frequency(%) n = 153 | %Difference (p-value)** |
|---|---|---|---|
Experience of any serious health problems related to pregnancy | |||
 Yes | 37 (23.4) | 20 (13.1) | 5.55 (0.018)* |
 No | 121 (76.6) | 133 (86.9) |  |
Sought assistance for the problems | |||
 Yes | 29 (78.4) | 19 (95.0) | 2.69 (0.101) |
 No | 8 (21.6) | 1 (5.0) |  |
Where assistance was first sort | |||
 Government. health centre | 25 (86.2) | 12 (63.1) | 3.64 (0.161) |
 Private / mission hospital | 3 (10.3) | 6 (31.6) |  |
 Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) / Others | 1 (3.5) | 1 (5.3) |  |
Attended ANC during this pregnancy | |||
 Yes | 121 (76.6) | 136 (88.9) | 8.20 (0.004)* |
 No | 37 (23.4) | 17 (11.1) |  |
 Where you intend to give/gave birth to your child | |||
 Respondents home | 28 (29.5) | 25 (20.1) | 8.31 (0.039)* |
 TBA’s home | 5 (5.3) | 4 (3.2) |  |
 Hospital/health centre/maternity home | 57 (60.0) | 94 (75.7) |  |
 Others | 5 (5.3) | 1 (0.8) |  |