Table 2: Characteristics of respondents about obstetrical factors (n = 518).

Variables

Intervention group (n = 259) (n = %)

comparison group (n = 259) (n = %)

p-value

Heard about obstetric complication

No

62 (23.9%)

113 (43.6%)

< 0.001

Yes

197 (76.1%)

146 (56.4%)

 

History of induced abortion

No

232 (89.6%)

237 (91.5%)

0.885

Yes

27 (10.4%)

22 (8.5%)

 

History of Birth related complication

No

229 (88.4 %)

230 (88.8%)

0.787

Yes

30 (11.6%)

29 (11.2%)

 

Ever use family planning

No

49 (18.9%)

80 (30.9%)

0.001

Yes

210 (81.2%)

179 (69.1%)

 

Number of Delivery

< 1

43 (16.6%)

50 (19.3%)

0.010

1-2

164 (63.3%)

179 (69.1%)

 

> 5

45 (17.4%)

22 (8.5%)

 

Number of Pregnancy

< = 1

49 (18.9%)

58 (22.4%)

0.320

2-5

172 (66.4%)

175 (67.6%)

 

> 5

38 (14.7%)

26 (10%)

 

Know the benefit of ANC

No

81 (31.3%)

99 (38.2%)

0.016

Yes

178 (68.7%)

160 (61.8%)

 

Know the benefits of Institutional delivery

No

69 (26.6%)

148 (57.1%)

< 0.001

Yes

190 (73.4%)

111 (42.9%)

 

Know danger sign

No

67 (25.9%)

117 (45.2%)

< 0.001

Yes

192 (74.1%)

142 (54.8%)

 

know Birth preparedness and complication read ness

No

71 (27.4%)

148 (57.1%)

< 0.001

Yes

188 (72.6%)

111 (42.9%)

 

0

9 (3.5%)

11 (4.3%)

0.047

Number of Children

1-2

94 (36.3%)

112 (43.3%)

 

3-4

92 (35.5%)

97 (37.5%)

 

> = 5

64 (24.7%)

39 (15.1%)

 

Place of delivery

Home

62 (25.4%)

114 (47.1%)

< 0.001

Health Facility

182 (74.6%)

128 (52.9%)

 

Chi-square test, p < 0.05 is statistically significant.