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Table 2 Descriptive data on delivery related domains of the study group (N = 282)

From: Factors determining choice of place of delivery: analytical cross-sectional study of mothers in Akordet town, Eritrea

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percentage

Age at first delivery

12–17

67

23.8

18–24

194

68.8

> = 25

21

7.4

Age at last delivery

16–19

21

7.4

20–29

164

58.2

> = 30

97

34.4

Birth order of last child

1–3

163

57.8

4–6

92

32.6

> = 7

27

9.6

Any complication during delivery preceding last pregnancy

Yes

36

12.8

No

246

87.2

Place of delivery preceding the last pregnancy

Health facility

100

35.5

Home

182

64.5

Place of Last Delivery

Home

50

17.7

Health facility

232

82.3

Reason for home delivery (n = 50)

Labor was easy

2

4.0

Comfort

16

32

Lack of Transport

23

46

Shyness

3

6.0

Family refusal

3

6.0

I don’t know the importance

3

6.0

Received Postnatal Visit

Yes

3

1.1

No

279

98.9

Ideal place for delivery

Home by TBA

17

6.0

Home by Health professional

82

29.1

Health facility

183

64.9