Table 3: Health system factors associated with BBA.
Variables | BBA | Hospital delivery | Statistics | |||
n | % | n | % | |||
Distance to health facility | ≥ 10 km | 41 | 82.0% | 57 | 79.2% | χ2 = 7.008 p = 0.006 |
< 10 km | 9 | 18.0% | 15 | 20.8% | ||
Availability of transport | Yes | 18 | 36.0% | 48 | 66.7% | χ2 = 3.941 p = 0.019 |
No | 32 | 64.0% | 24 | 33.3% | ||
Status of road | Poor | 39 | 78.0% | 61 | 84.7% | χ2 = 4.777 p = 0.007 |
Good | 11 | 22.0% | 11 | 15.3% | ||
Time of delivery | Night | 37 | 74.0% | 43 | 59.7% | χ2 = 1.647 p = 0.012 |
Day | 13 | 26.0% | 29 | 40.3% | ||
Cost of delivery | Affordable | 18 | 36.0% | 30 | 41.7% | χ2 = 4.600 p = 0.043 |
Costly | 32 | 64.0% | 42 | 58.3% | ||
Antenatal clinic attendance | Yes | 11 | 22.0% | 43 | 59.7% | χ2 = 4.217 p = 0.011 |
No | 39 | 78.0% | 29 | 40.3% | ||
Timing of Antenatal clinic attendance | > 6 months | 5 | 45.5% | 21 | 48.8% | χ2 = 8.080 p = 0.003 |
≤ 6 months | 6 | 54.5% | 22 | 51.2% | ||
Number of Antenatal clinic visits | < 4 times | 9 | 81.8% | 20 | 46.5% | χ2 = 6.222 p = 0.009 |
≥ 4 times | 2 | 18.2% | 23 | 53.5% | ||
Knowledge of signs and symptoms of labor | Yes | 18 | 36.0% | 32 | 44.4% | χ2 = 8.600 p = 0.021 |
No | 32 | 64.0% | 40 | 55.6% | ||
Knowledge of expected date of delivery | Yes | 22 | 44.0% | 22 | 30.6% | χ2 = 6.399 p = 0.028 |
No | 28 | 56.0% | 50 | 69.4% | ||
Identify health facility for delivery | Yes | 16 | 32.0% | 37 | 51.4% | χ2 = 3.468 p = 0.016 |
No | 34 | 68.0% | 35 | 48.6% | ||
Identification of means transport | Yes | 13 | 26.0% | 19 | 26.4% | χ2 = 3.067 p = 0.028 |
No | 37 | 74.0% | 53 | 73.6% | ||
Financially prepared for hospital delivery | Yes | 9 | 18.0% | 55 | 76.4% | χ2 = 9.241 p = 0.014 |
No | 41 | 82.0% | 17 | 23.6% | ||
Basic supplies for birth | Yes | 10 | 20.0% | 37 | 51.4% | χ2 = 10.029 p = 0.010 |
No | 40 | 80.0% | 35 | 48.6% |