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Table 2 Skilled care use during pregnancy and delivery among respondents, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, September 2012-April 2013 (n = 3472)

From: The effect of birth preparedness and complication readiness on skilled care use: a prospective follow-up study in Southwest Ethiopia

Variables

No.

Unweighted %

Weighted %

ANC (at least once)

   

 Yes

2634

75.9

72.2

 No

838

24.1

27.8

Place of ANC (n = 2634)

   

 Hospital

145

5.5

1.2

 Health Centre

1585

60.2

55.5

 Private clinic/FGAE

100

3.8

0.7

 Health Post

804

30.5

42.6

Attendant of ANC (n = 2634)

   

 Skilled attendant§

1830

69.5

57.4

 HEW

804

30.5

42.6

# of ANC visit (n = 2634)

   

 1-3

1406

53.4

61.7

 ≥4

1228

46.6

38.3

GA at ANC start (n = 2634)

   

 1st trimester

572

21.7

16.3

 2nd trimester

1771

67.2

72.0

 3rd trimester

291

11.0

11.7

Place of delivery

   

 Hospital

425

12.2

6.4

 Health Centre

573

16.5

10.7

 Private clinic/FGAE

66

1.9

0.4

 Health Post

48

1.4

1.8

 Home/TBA’s Home

2360

68.0

80.7

Delivery attendant

   

 Skilled attendants§

1064

30.6

17.5

 HEW

59

1.7

2.2

 Family/TBA

2349

67.7

80.3

Mode of delivery

   

 SVD

3336

96.1

96.8

 C/S

80

2.3

1.5

 Assisted

56

1.6

1.7

Reasons for health facility delivery (n = 1112, multiple response)

   

 Pre-planned

484

43.5

 Need skilled attendant

456

41.0

 Problem during labor

321

28.9

 Need clean/safe place

168

15.1

Reasons for home delivery (n = 2360, multiple response)

  

 Lack of transport

735

31.1

 Home delivery is my usual place

567

24.0

 Home delivery is more comfortable

546

23.1

 Lack of money for transport

289

12.2

 Lack of money for service cost

142

6.0

 
  1. §Doctor, nurse, midwife, HO, unspecified health workers.