Table 2 Reproductive, maternity healthcare service and behavioral characteristics of study participants in Sehala Seyemit district, northern Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 653)
Characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Parity | 1 | 74 | 11.3 |
2–4 | 436 | 66.8 | |
≥ 5 | 143 | 21.9 | |
Had ANC | Yes | 198 | 30.2 |
No | 455 | 69.8 | |
Number of ANC follow-up (n = 198) | < 4 | 191 | 96.5 |
≥ 4 | 7 | 3.5 | |
Birth assistant for the recent birth | HEWs | 379 | 58 |
TBA | 204 | 31.3 | |
Family members | 70 | 10.7 | |
Had postnatal care | Yes | 82 | 12.6 |
No | 571 | 87.4 | |
Husband involvement in maternal and child health | Involved | 363 | 56.6 |
Not involved | 290 | 44.4 | |
History of abortion | Yes | 63 | 9.6 |
No | 590 | 90.4 | |
History of neonatal death | Yes | 19 | 2.9 |
No | 634 | 97.1 | |
Experienced obstetric danger signs in the most recent pregnancy | Yes | 119 | 18.2 |
No | 534 | 81.8 | |
Time to reach a health facility | < 1 h | 326 | 49.9 |
≥ 1 h | 327 | 50.1 | |
Household decision-making power | Higher | 495 | 75.8 |
Lower | 158 | 24.2 | |
Status of pregnancy | Planned | 573 | 87.7 |
Unplanned | 80 | 12.3 | |
Knowledge of maternal health services | Knowledgeable | 369 | 56.5 |
Not knowledgeable | 284 | 43.5 | |
Attitude towards maternal health services | Favorable | 491 | 75.2 |
Unfavorable | 162 | 24.8 | |
Subjective norms | Positive | 285 | 43.6 |
Negative | 368 | 56.4 | |
Perceived behavioral control | Positive | 204 | 31.2 |
Negative | 449 | 68.8 |