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Table 3 Recent institutional delivery practice of mothers in Dubti district, Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 381)

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

Variables

Category

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Institutional delivery

No

247

64.8

Yes

134

35.2

Who assisted the delivery at HF? (n = 134)

Nurse

34

25.37

Health officer

12

8.96

Midwifery

61

45.52

Doctor

27

20.15

Who was decision-maker for the place of delivery?

Herself

66

17.32

Husband

175

45.93

Other relatives

140

36.75

Who assisted home delivery? (n = 247)

Her mother

46

18.62

Mother in law

60

24.29

TTBA

51

20.65

Neighbor

54

21.87

Health Extension Workers

36

14.57

Reasons for HF delivery (n = 134)

Received health education

38

28.36

Good service

69

51.49

Save mothers life

27

20.15

Have you faced any complication during your recent labor and delivery (381)

Yes

121

31.8

No

260

68.2

Type of complication that faced during labor and delivery? (n = 121)

Excessive Vx bleeding

79

65.29

Retained placenta

8

6.61

Prolonged labor

22

18.18

Mal presentation

12

9.92

Reasons for home delivery (n = 247)

Fast labor

26

10.53

Transport problem

45

18.22

Health facility far

51

20.65

Husband refuse

40

16.19

Fear of user fee

21

8.50

Poor service provision

14

5.67

Feel shame

21

8.50

Others

29

11.74