Plain English summary
Background
Methods
Study area and period
Design and participants
Sample size determination and procedure
Data collection technique and data quality control methods
Statistical analysis
Results
Characteristic of the study participants
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age in years | ||
15–19 | 49 | 6.2 |
20–34 | 531 | 67.3 |
35–49 | 209 | 26.5 |
Total | 789 | 100 |
Ethnic group | ||
Gogo | 499 | 62.4 |
Rangi | 193 | 24.1 |
Others | 108 | 13.5 |
Total | 800 | 100 |
Religious belief | ||
Christian | 583 | 72.9 |
Muslims | 217 | 27.1 |
Total | 800 | 100 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 438 | 54.9 |
cohabited | 243 | 30.5 |
Single | 69 | 8.6 |
Divorced, widowed separated | 48 | 6.0 |
Total | 798 | 100 |
Number of children | ||
1–2 | 171 | 21.4 |
3–4 | 439 | 54.8 |
5 + | 190 | 23.8 |
Total | 800 | 100 |
Education level | ||
No formal education | 148 | 18.5 |
Primary education | 562 | 70.3 |
Secondary /higher education | 89 | 11.1 |
Total | 799 | 100 |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 167 | 20.9 |
peasant | 633 | 79.1 |
Total | 800 | 100 |
Place of delivery
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Last delivery take place (N = 800) | ||
Health facility | 629 | 78.6 |
Home/on the way to hospital | 171 | 21.4 |
Assistance during delivery (N = 800) | ||
Skilled health care provider | 617 | 77.1 |
Traditional Birth Attendant | 135 | 16.9 |
Relatives | 26 | 3.2 |
Self | 22 | 2.8 |
Reasons for home delivery (N = 171) | ||
Abruptoccurrence of labour pain | 89 | 52.0 |
Long distance to the health facility | 43 | 25.1 |
Transportation unavailable | 23 | 13.5 |
Lack of money to pay | 9 | 5.3 |
Unfriendly experience of health care providers | 7 | 4.1 |
Who decide on delivery place (N = 800) | ||
Both (husband and wife) | 502 | 62.8 |
Just me | 195 | 24.4 |
My husband | 65 | 8.1 |
Relatives | 38 | 4.8 |
Estimated distance to the nearby health facility | ||
Within 5 km | 696 | 87 |
Above 5 km | 104 | 13 |
Simple logistic regression model of predictors of the preferred place of delivery
Effect | OR | 95% CI |
P-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | 0.0714 | ||
15–19 | 2.497 | 1.006, 6.194 | 0.0484 |
20–34 | 1.381 | 0.948, 2.009 | 0.0922 |
35–49 | Reference | ||
Mother Education Level | 0.0126 | ||
No formal education | 0.482 | [0.216, 1.076] | 0.0748 |
Primary education | 0.359 | [0.176, 0.735] | 0.0051 |
Secondary or higher | Reference | ||
Marital Status | 0.7400 | ||
Married | Reference | ||
Cohabited | 0.840 | [0.575, 1.227] | 0.3661 |
Widowed/separated/divorced | 0.754 | [0.377, 1.510] | 0.4257 |
Single | 0.988 | [0.525,1.858] | 0.9695 |
Estimated distance to the nearby health facility | |||
Within 5 km | 2.977 | [1.926, 4.604] | <0.0001 |
Above 5 km | Reference | ||
Number of children | <0.0001 | ||
1–2 | 3.043 | [1.783, 5.193] | <0.0001 |
3–4 | 1.908 | [1.299, 2.802] | 0.0010 |
5+ | Reference | ||
Occupation | |||
Employed | 2.159 | [1.319, 3.534] | 0.0022 |
Peasant | Reference | ||
Incur transport cost | |||
Yes | 0.239 | [0.165, 0.345] | <0.0001 |
No | Reference | ||
Client Satisfaction | 0.4067 | ||
Very Good | 1.045 | [0.473, 2.310] | 0.9128 |
Good | 1.144 | [0.604, 2.167] | 0.6799 |
Average | 1.628 | [0.784, 3.381] | 0.1916 |
Not good | Reference |
Multivariable logistic regression model of predictors of the preferred place of delivery
Effect | aOR | 95% CI |
P-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Mother Education Level | 0.8813 | ||
No formal education | 0.914 | [0.375, 2.225] | 0.8431 |
Primary education | 0.843 | [0.378, 1.881] | 0.6769 |
Secondary or higher | Reference | ||
Estimated distance to the nearby health facility | 0.4666 | ||
Within 5 km | 0.796 | [0.431, 1.470] | |
Above 5 km | Reference | ||
Number of children | 0.0078 | ||
1–2 | 2.437 | [1.367, 4.346] | 0.0025 |
3–4 | 1.554 | [1.031, 2.342] | 0.0350 |
5+ | Reference | ||
Occupation | 0.2921 | ||
Employed | 1.346 | [0.775, 2.337] | |
Peasant | Reference | ||
Incur transport cost | <0.0001 | ||
Yes | 0.270 | [0.157, 0.464] | |
No | Reference |