Table 4: The main reasons (barrier) mothers why they did not attend PNC services after delivery, in Shebe Woreda, Jimma Zone, and Oromiya, Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 544).
Variable | Yes | No | ||
No | % | No | % | |
Culture | 117 | 21.5 | 427 | 78.5 |
Waiting for falling off of baby’s cord stump | 139 | 25.6 | 405 | 74.4 |
To have enough energy | 128 | 23.5 | 416 | 76.5 |
Pregnancy unplanned | 46 | 8.5 | 498 | 91.5 |
Lack of time | 146 | 26.8 | 398 | 73.2 |
Lack of guardians for my children | 83 | 15.3 | 461 | 84.7 |
Waiting the service kill the time | 55 | 10.1 | 489 | 89.9 |
Lack information (advice) | 142 | 26.1 | 402 | 73.9 |
Health professionals were not care client in good manner | 44 | 8.1 | 500 | 91.9 |