Intention to use maternal health services and associated factors among women who gave birth at home in rural Sehala Seyemit district: a community-based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Sehala Seyemit district, northern Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 653)

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age of women in year	≤ 20	70	10.7
	21–30	440	67.4
	≥ 31	143	21.9
Current marital status	Married	635	97.2
Current marital status	Unmarried	18	2.8
Family size	2–3	84	12.9
	4–6	433	66.3
	≥ 7	136	20.8
Women’s educational status	Unable to read and write	384	58.8
	Able to read and write	254	38.9
	Primary education	15	2.3
Women’s occupation	Famer	533	81.6
	Merchant	89	13.6
	Others ^a	31	4.8
Husband educational status (n = 635)	Unable to read and write	235	37
	Able to read and write	324	51
	Primary education and above	76	12
Husband occupation (n = 635)	Famer	540	85
	Merchant	92	14.5
	Others ^a	3	0.5
Exposure to mass media	Yes	433	66.3
Exposure to mass media	No	220	33.7
Type of transport at the time of emergency	On foot/traditional ambulance	426	65.3
	Ambulance	142	21.7
	Private bus	85	13

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