Table 2 Description of household and health service factors
From: Factors associated with place of delivery in rural Nepal
Characteristics (household factors) | ||
|---|---|---|
Ethnicity | ||
Brahmin/Chhetri | 62 | 25.8 |
Tamang | 151 | 62.9 |
Newar | 9 | 3.8 |
Dalit | 18 | 7.5 |
Women’s autonomy | ||
Low | 80 | 33.3 |
Medium | 80 | 33.3 |
High | 80 | 33.3 |
Wealth quintile | ||
First (poor) | 48 | 20.0 |
2 | 48 | 20.0 |
3 | 48 | 20.0 |
4 | 48 | 20.0 |
Fifth (least poor) | 48 | 20.0 |
Family type | ||
Nuclear | 77 | 32.1 |
Joint | 163 | 67.9 |
Characteristics (health service factors) | ||
Time taken to reach the health institution | ||
Less than 60 minutes | 194 | 80.8 |
More than 60 minutes | 46 | 19.2 |
Exposure to information related to maternal within during pregnancy | ||
Yes | 96 | 40.0 |
No | 144 | 60.0 |
Behaviour of health workers during antenatal care* | ||
Favourable | 113 | 51.2 |
Unfavourable | 108 | 48.8 |