Factors associated with institutional delivery practice among women in pastoral community of Dubti district, Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Table 2 Knowledge of women on institutional delivery in Dubti district, Afar region, Northeast, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 381)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Attend ANC	No	218	57.22
Attend ANC	Yes	163	42.78
Number of ANC visit (n = 163)	One	71	43.56
	Two-three	54	33.13
	>Four	38	23.31
Gestational age during 1st visit (n = 163)	1st trimester	33	20.25
	2nd trimester	40	24.54
	3rd trimester	90	55.21
Gravidity	One	60	15.75
	Two to four	299	60.10
	> Five	92	24.15
Parity	One	92	24.15
	Two – four	205	53.81
	> five	84	22.05
Number of under five children	One	93	24.41
Number of under five children	>Two	288	75.59
Total family size in a household	<Three	98	25.72
	Three to four	82	21.52
	> five	201	52.76
History of abortion	No	307	80.58
History of abortion	Yes	74	19.42
Frequency of abortion (n = 74)	One	68	91.89
Frequency of abortion (n = 74)	>Two	6	8.11
History of still birth	No	344	90.29
History of still birth	Yes	37	9.71
Frequency of still birth (n = 37)	One	32	86.49
Frequency of still birth (n = 37)	>Two	5	13.51
Knowledge of women	Good	159	41.73
Knowledge of women	Poor	222	58.27
Attitude of women	Favorable	176	46.19
Attitude of women	Unfavorable	205	53.81
History of difficult labor	No	264	69.29
History of difficult labor	Yes	117	30.71
Travel time to reach the HF	≤1 h	205	53.81
Travel time to reach the HF	> 1 h	176	46.19
Source of information (n = 362)	Health workers	285	78.73
Source of information (n = 362)	Mass media	77	21.27

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