Characteristic |
No. |
% |
Reasons for preferring future home delivery (n=808) |
|
|
More privacy |
430 |
53.2 |
Less cost |
183 |
22.6 |
Bad health facility service |
85 |
10.5 |
Used to deliver at home |
49 |
6.1 |
Surrounded by family |
38 |
4.7 |
Others |
23 |
2.8 |
Whom will help in future home delivery (n=808) |
|
|
Relative/friend |
386 |
47.8 |
Physician |
205 |
25.4 |
Midwife/nurse |
155 |
19.2 |
TBA |
43 |
5.3 |
Nobody |
19 |
2.4 |
Reasons for preferring future health facility delivery (n=865) |
|
|
Better health care |
668 |
77.2 |
More knowledge and experience |
83 |
12.4 |
Better hygiene |
38 |
4.6 |
Previous good experience |
31 |
4.4 |
Bad experience with TBA |
24 |
2.8 |
Availability of emergency services |
21 |
2.4 |
Reasons for preferring public health facility (n=508) |
|
|
Less expensive |
366 |
72.0 |
Physicians are more experienced |
59 |
11.6 |
Better services |
48 |
9.5 |
Previous good experience |
35 |
6.9 |
Reasons for preferring private health facility (n=357) |
|
|
Better services |
211 |
59.1 |
More privacy |
58 |
16.2 |
Experienced physicians |
54 |
15.1 |
Previous good experience |
24 |
6.7 |
Relative/friend/ advice |
10 |
2.8 |
