Table 2.

Obstetric-related characteristics of the study participants (n=370)

Variables	Category	Frequency (N)	Percentage
Number of parity	1	175	47.3
	2–3	123	33.2
	≥4	72	19.5
Current ANC follow-up	No contact	76	20.6
	One to three contacts	187	50.5
	Four and above contacts	107	28.9
Current pregnancy intended	Yes	252	68.1
	No	118	31.9
Discussed place of delivery with partner	Yes	289	78.1
	No	81	21.9
Visit type for current delivery	First time	248	67.0
	Repeat visit	76	20.6
	Referred	46	12.4
Labour started	Spontaneous	309	83.5
	Induced	61	16.5
Duration of time spent on labour	≤12 hours	260	70.3
	More than 12 hours	110	29.7
Duration of current stay at a health facility	Less than 24 hours	298	80.5
	More than 24 hours	72	19.5
Mode of delivery	Spontaneous	242	65.4
	Caesarean section	32	8.6
	Assisted delivery	96	25.9
Outcome of delivery	Alive	355	95.9
	Stillbirth	15	4.1
Complications during childbirth	No complication	302	81.6
	Had complication	68	18.4
Professional who attended the delivery	Midwife	243	65.7
	Nurse	74	20.0
	Doctor	25	6.8
	Emergency surgeon	28	7.6
Sex of provider	Male	198	53.5
	Female	172	46.5
Asked the mother’s consent before any procedure	No	195	52.7
	Yes	175	47.3
Number of attendants during delivery	One	37	10.0
	Two	159	43.0
	Three and above	174	47.0
Person(s) other than the care providers were allowed into the birthing room who could observe the mother while naked on the bed	Yes	82	22.2
	No	288	77.8
Time of delivery	Daytime	238	64.3
	Night-time	132	35.7
Future intention to give birth within the health facility	Yes	283	76.5
	No	87	23.5
If not, why?	Not satisfied	50	57.4
	Home better	26	29.8
	Not sure	11	12.8

ANC, antenatal care.