Maternal satisfaction among vaginal and cesarean section delivery care services in Bahir Dar city health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia: a facility-based comparative cross-sectional study

Table 3 Health-facility, health care provider, and maternal delivery care service-related characteristics in Bahir Dar city health facilities, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 894)

Variables	Vaginal Delivery		Cesarean section		Total
Variables	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Time spent to get health professionals
< 1 h	399	89.1	307	68.8	706	79.0
> 1 h	49	10.9	139	31.2	188	21.0
Presence of waiting area
Yes	325	72.5	270	60.5	595	66.6
No	123	27.5	176	39.5	399	34.4
Gender privacy during physical examination
Yes	382	85.3	313	70.2	695	77.7
No	66	14.7	133	29.8	199	22.3
Maternal HIV status
Positive	23	5.1	21	4.7	44	4.9
Negative	364	81.3	375	84.1	739	82.7
Not tested	61	13.6	50	11.2	111	12.4
Mother faced a health problem after delivery
Yes	361	80.6	296	66.4	657	73.5
No	87	19.4	150	33.6	237	26.5
Sex of the Baby
Male	238	53.1	258	57.8	496	55.5
Female	210	46.9	188	42.2	398	44.5
The sex of the care provider/professional
Male	222	49.6	127	28.5	545	61.0
Female	226	50.4	319	71.5	349	39.0
The health worker gave you greeting during health care provision
Yes	417	93.1	314	70.4	731	81.8
No	31	6.9	132	29.6	163	18.2
The respectful practice of professional during delivery
Yes	415	92.6	314	70.4	729	81.5
No	33	7.4	132	29.6	165	18.5
Birth weight of the baby (in grams)
< 2500	97	21.7	45	10.1	142	15.9
2500–4000	345	77.0	393	88.1	738	82.6
> 4000	6	1.3	8	1.8	14	1.6
Distance (in kilometers)
< 10 km	338	75.4	314	70.4	652	72.9
> 10 km	110	24.6	132	29.6	242	27.1
Walking distance (hours)
< 2 h	307	68.5	312	70.0	619	69.2
> 2 h	141	31.5	134	30.0	275	30.8

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