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Table 5 Reasons why women had home birth without SBA (N = 99)

From: Potential factors associated with institutional childbirth among women in rural villages of Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a preliminary study

Reason

Number (%)

Physical accessibility

 Did not have any means of transportation

51 (51.5)

 There was no one accompany her travel

48 (48.5)

 A health facility was too far to reach

31 (31.3)

Affordability

 Could not afford institutional childbirth

30 (30.3)

Acceptability

 Did not want to stay at a health facility

28 (28.3)

 Did not see an importance of institutional childbirth

20 (20.2)

 Her family did not allow institutional childbirth

14 (14.1)