Table 2: Reasons for delivering at home among mothers who gave birth in Delanta district, south Wollo, north east Ethiopia, March 2018.
| Home delivery reasons | Frequency (n = 196) | Percent (%) |
| Institutional delivery is not necessary | ||
| Yes | 18 | 9.2 |
| No | 178 | 90.8 |
| Home delivery is our culture | ||
| Yes | 61 | 31.1 |
| No | 135 | 68.9 |
| Institutional delivery is too costly | ||
| Yes | 6 | 3.0 |
| No | 190 | 97 |
| Health professionals do not allow family members to accompany in labor ward | ||
| Yes | 19 | 9.7 |
| No | 177 | 90.3 |
| Dislike behaviors of health workers at health institution | ||
| Yes | 21 | 10.7 |
| No | 175 | 89.3 |
| Too far health facility and lack of transport | ||
| Yes | 86 | 43.9 |
| No | 110 | 56.1 |
| More trust on TBA/relatives than health workers | ||
| Yes | 11 | 5.6 |
| No | 185 | 94.4 |
| Poor quality of service in health institution | ||
| Yes | 18 | 9.2 |
| No | 178 | 90.8 |
| Labor was simple and fast | ||
| Yes | 104 | 53.1 |
| No | 92 | 46.9 |
| Wishes to deliver at home where relatives are nearby | ||
| Yes | 19 | 9.7 |
| No | 177 | 90.3 |
| Husband/family don't allow | ||
| Yes | 16 | 8.2 |
| No | 180 | 91.8 |