Characteristics

Total number of participants N = 430

Number of home deliveries n = 183(%)

 p-value

Women's Age (years)

< 29

247

92 (37.4%)

0.028

29-39

153

77 (50.7%)

≥ 40

30

14 (48.3%)

Parity

1

66

24 (38.1%)

0.508

2 or more

364

159 (43.7%)

Marital status

Cohabiting

58

22 (38.6%)

0.645

Separated

13

8 (61.5%)

Divorced

33

13 (39.4%)

Widow

10

4 (40.0%)

Married

316

136 (43.3%)

Woman's education level

No formal education

112

59 (52.7%)

0.015

Primary school

161

62 (39.0%)

Secondary school +

157

62 (39.7%)

Woman's Occupation

Self/Informally employed

396

180 (45.8%)

< 0.001

Formally employed

34

3 (8.8%)

Husband/partner age (years)

< 31

107

35 (33.0%)

0.004

31-50

239

100 (42.2%)

> 50

84

48 (57.1%)

Husband/partner occupation

Self/Informally employed

317

164 (52.1%)

< 0.001

Formally employed

113

19 (17.0%)

Husband/partner education level

No formal education

76

44 (57.9%)

< 0.001

Primary school

109

52 (48.1%)

Secondary school and above

245

87 (35.8%)

Distance from the health facility (km)

< 5

70

22 (31.4%)

0.044

5-10

278

120 (43.5%)

> 10

82

41 (50.6%)

Attendance of antenatal care

Did not attend

57

35 (61.4%)

0.001

1-3 visits

180

81 (45.5%)

4 or more visits

193

67 (34.9%)

Previous facility delivery^†

No

206

108 (52.4%)

< 0.001

Yes

158

51 (32.3%)