Table 2: Characteristics of respondents about obstetrical factors (n = 518).
Variables |
Intervention group (n = 259) (n = %) |
comparison group (n = 259) (n = %) |
p-value |
|
Heard about obstetric complication |
No |
62 (23.9%) |
113 (43.6%) |
< 0.001 |
Yes |
197 (76.1%) |
146 (56.4%) |
|
|
History of induced abortion |
No |
232 (89.6%) |
237 (91.5%) |
0.885 |
Yes |
27 (10.4%) |
22 (8.5%) |
|
|
History of Birth related complication |
No |
229 (88.4 %) |
230 (88.8%) |
0.787 |
Yes |
30 (11.6%) |
29 (11.2%) |
|
|
Ever use family planning |
No |
49 (18.9%) |
80 (30.9%) |
0.001 |
Yes |
210 (81.2%) |
179 (69.1%) |
|
|
Number of Delivery |
< 1 |
43 (16.6%) |
50 (19.3%) |
0.010 |
1-2 |
164 (63.3%) |
179 (69.1%) |
|
|
> 5 |
45 (17.4%) |
22 (8.5%) |
|
|
Number of Pregnancy |
< = 1 |
49 (18.9%) |
58 (22.4%) |
0.320 |
2-5 |
172 (66.4%) |
175 (67.6%) |
|
|
> 5 |
38 (14.7%) |
26 (10%) |
|
|
Know the benefit of ANC |
No |
81 (31.3%) |
99 (38.2%) |
0.016 |
Yes |
178 (68.7%) |
160 (61.8%) |
|
|
Know the benefits of Institutional delivery |
No |
69 (26.6%) |
148 (57.1%) |
< 0.001 |
Yes |
190 (73.4%) |
111 (42.9%) |
|
|
Know danger sign |
No |
67 (25.9%) |
117 (45.2%) |
< 0.001 |
Yes |
192 (74.1%) |
142 (54.8%) |
|
|
know Birth preparedness and complication read ness |
No |
71 (27.4%) |
148 (57.1%) |
< 0.001 |
Yes |
188 (72.6%) |
111 (42.9%) |
|
|
0 |
9 (3.5%) |
11 (4.3%) |
0.047 |
|
Number of Children |
1-2 |
94 (36.3%) |
112 (43.3%) |
|
3-4 |
92 (35.5%) |
97 (37.5%) |
|
|
> = 5 |
64 (24.7%) |
39 (15.1%) |
|
|
Place of delivery |
Home |
62 (25.4%) |
114 (47.1%) |
< 0.001 |
Health Facility |
182 (74.6%) |
128 (52.9%) |
|
Chi-square test, p < 0.05 is statistically significant.