Table 2 Characteristics of women in the study area stratified by bypassing category excluding women who were referred or had a caesarean section (n = 717)
Characteristic | Overall (n = 717) | Bypassing status |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bypasser (n = 204) | Non-bypasser (n = 513) | Chi-square value | P-value | ||
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 2.41 | 0.492 |
 < 20 | 16.3 | 19.6 | 15.0 |  |  |
 20–24 | 23.6 | 23.0 | 23.8 |  |  |
 25–34 | 44.9 | 42.2 | 46.0 |  |  |
 35+ | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 |  |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | 1.39 | 0.499 |
 None | 61.1 | 57.8 | 62.4 |  |  |
 Primary | 34.4 | 37.7 | 33.1 |  |  |
 Secondary+ | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |  |  |
Married | 52.6 | 52.9 | 52.4 | 0.14 | 0.903 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 2.41 | 0.121 |
 Christian | 59.4 | 54.9 | 61.2 |  |  |
 Muslim or other | 40.6 | 45.1 | 38.8 |  |  |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | 6.74 | 0.150 |
 Quintile 1 (poorest) | 10.3 | 7.3 | 11.5 |  |  |
 Quintile 2 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.2 |  |  |
 Quintile 3 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.3 |  |  |
 Quintile 4 | 25.5 | 22.1 | 26.9 |  |  |
 Quintile 5 (richest) | 30.3 | 35.8 | 28.1 |  |  |
ANC attendance | Â | Â | Â | 4.63 | 0.031** |
 < 4 times | 51.5 | 45.1 | 54.0 |  |  |
 4 + times | 48.5 | 54.9 | 46.0 |  |  |
History of neonatal death | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3.29 | 0.128 |
Level of the nearest health facility | Â | Â | Â | 17.25 | 0.001*** |
 HC III | 45.1 | 33.8 | 56.5 |  |  |
 HC IV | 28.1 | 16.7 | 39.4 |  |  |
 Hospital | 26.8 | 49.5 | 4.1 |  |  |
Ownership of the nearest HF | Â | Â | Â | 3.75 | 0.053* |
 Government | 87.2 | 83.3 | 88.7 |  |  |
 Private | 12.8 | 16.7 | 11.3 |  |  |
Mean Readiness score of the nearest health facility (SD)+ | 2.6 (1.9) | 2.1 (1.8) | 2.8 (1.9) | 4.82 | 0.001** |