Table 1 Participants characteristics stratified by either home or health facility delivery
Characteristics | Delivered at home (N = 103) | Delivered in a health facility (N = 291) | Overall (N = 394) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years Mean (sd) | 27.4 (6.1) | 25.4 (5.3) | 25.9 (5.6) | 0.002 |
Marital Status N (%) | ||||
Married | 91 (25) | 262 (72) | 365 (90) | |
Divorced | 4 (36) | 7 (64) | 11 (2.7) | 0.43 |
Widowed | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | 6 (1.5) | |
Single/never married | 5 (20) | 19 (76) | 25 (6.1) | |
Type of marriage | ||||
Monogamy | 75 (23) | 244 (74) | 328 (80) | |
Polygamy | 23 (44) | 26 (50) | 52 (13) | <0.0001 |
Others | 0 | 13 (100) | 13 (3.2) | |
Missing | 5 (29) | 8 (47) | 17 (3.2) | |
Number of children | ||||
One child | 16 (12) | 109 (85) | 129 (31) | |
2 to 4 children | 56 (28) | 139 (69) | 202 (49) | <0.0001 |
5 children and above | 31 (39) | 43 (54) | 79 (19) | |
Religion | ||||
Christian | 79 (25) | 227 (72) | 316 (77) | |
Muslim | 24 (26) | 64 (70) | 91 (22) | <0.0001 |
Level of education | ||||
None | 26 (39) | 36 (55) | 66 (16) | |
Primary level | 63 (26) | 172 ( | 242 (59) | 0.001 |
Secondary level | 12 (18) | 54 (82) | 66 (16) | |
Post-secondary level | 2 (6.3) | 28 (88) | 32 (7.8) | |
Partner Characteristics | ||||
Age in years Mean (sd) | 33.0 (8.6) | 31.0 (6.8) | 31.5 (7.3) | 0.02 |
Level of education | ||||
None | 13 (43) | 16 (53) | 30 (7.3) | |
Primary level | 51 (28) | 126 (69) | 183 (45) | 0.001 |
Secondary level | 29 (24) | 91 (74) | 123 (30) | |
Post-secondary level | 6 (13) | 39 (85) | 46 (11) | |
Partner the decision maker | 79 (24) | 248 (76) | 338 (86) | 0.02 |
Partner the bread winner | 85 (26) | 242 (74) | 338 (86) | 0.24 |
Distance from household to the nearest hospital | ||||
<5 kms | 26 (15) | 151 (85) | 179 (44) | |
5 to 10 Kms | 36 (28) | 94 (72) | 137 (34) | <0.0001 |
≥10 Kms | 25 (45) | 30 (55) | 58 (14) | |
Don’t Know | 16 (52) | 15 (48) | 32 (8) | |