Table 1 Characteristics of the study respondents and prevalence of home delivery, Margibi County, Liberia
From: Prevalence and determinants of home delivery among reproductive age women, Margibi County, Liberia
Characteristics | n (%) | Prevalence (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Place of delivery | ||
Health facility | 41 (9.4) | |
Home | 397 (90.6) | 90.6 (87.5 93.2) |
District | ||
Firestone | 104 (23.7) | 88.5 (80.7 93.9) |
Gibi | 50 (11.4) | 88.0 (75.7 95.5) |
Kakata | 159 (36.3) | 89.3 (83.4 93.6) |
Mamba Kabah | 125 (28.5) | 95.2 (89.8 98.2) |
Age | ||
< 31 years | 206 (47.03) | 83.5 (77.7 88.3) |
≥ 31 years | 232 (52.97) | 97.0 (93.9 98.8) |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 52 (11.9) | 86.5 (74.2 94.4) |
Married | 386 (88.1) | 91.2 (87.9 93.8) |
Education | ||
No formal education | 310 (70.8) | 89.4 (85.0 93.0) |
Primary | 103 (23.5) | 93.2 (86.0 97.0) |
Secondary or higher | 25 (5.7) | 96.0 (80.0 100) |
Onset of labor | ||
Slow | 134 (30.6) | 74.6 (66.4 81.7) |
Rapid | 304 (69.4) | 97.7 (95.3 99.1) |
Season/period in the year | ||
Dry season | 154 (35.2) | 77.9 (70.5 84.2) |
Rainy season | 284 (64.8) | 97.5 (95.0 99.0) |
Gravida | ||
Primigravid | 55 (12.6) | 87.3 (75.5 94.7) |
Multigravida | 383 (87.4) | 91.1 (87.8 93.8) |
Parity | ||
Primiparous | 75 (17.1) | 64.0 (52.1 74.8) |
Multiparous | 363 (82.8) | 96.1 (93.6 97.9) |
Attitude of staff c | ||
Poor | 325 (74.2) | 87.7 (83.6 91.1) |
Good | 113 (25.8) | 99.1 (95.2 100.0) |
Type of Setting | ||
Rural | 409 (93.4) | 90.2 (86.9 92.9) |
Urban | 29 (6.62) | 96.6 (82.2 99.9) |
Transport a | ||
No | 386 (88.13) | 98.2 (96.3 99.3) |
Yes | 52 (11.87) | 34.6 (22.0 49.1) |
Male Health worker b | ||
No | 361 (82.42) | 95.8 (93.2 97.7) |
Yes | 77 (17.58) | 66.2 (54.6 76.6) |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 406 (92.69) | 90.1 (86.8 92.9) |
Islam | 32 (7.31) | 96.8 (83.8 99.9) |