Variables Frequency Percent
Walking hours to nearest HF (n=546)    
1hr 482 82.8
>1hr 94 17.2
Nearest HF providing delivery care (n=549)    
Yes 526 95.6
No 14 2.6
Ever used HF for delivery service(n=547)    
Yes 526 96.2
No 21 3.8
Deliveryservice provided (n=156)    
Free of charge 151 96.8
On payment 5 3.2
Decision maker about who would attend labor(n=550)    
Self 283 51.7
Husband 264 48
Relatives 2 0.4
Other 1 0.1
Decision maker for any expense(n=550)    
Self 20 3.6
Husband 198 36
Me and my husband 332 60.4
Table 4: Health service utilization and women’s decision making in Loka abaya district, Sidama Zone, South east Ethiopia, April 2014.