Table 3.

Institutional Factors Related with Cost of Maternal Complications Attending Public Hospitals in the Harari Region and Dire Dawa City Administration July 1–31, 2022 (n = 425)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Distance from hospital*	≤20 km	255	60
	>20 km	170	40
Method of transport	Ambulance	143	33.7
	Private car	43	10.1
	Bajaj	165	38.8
	Public transport	69	16.2
	On foot	5	1.2
Total time to reach hospital*	<30min	241	56.7
	≥30min	184	43.3
Total admission day*	≤4 days	348	81.9
	>4 days	77	18.1
Accompanied by relatives besides their husbands	No	14	3.3
	Yes	411	96.7
Days stayed with the mother*	≤4 days	349	82.1
	>4 days	76	17.9

Notes: *Statistical method (mean) was used as cut off point to classify the category.