Table 3.

Facility-related characteristics of the study participants among mothers who gave birth at public hospitals, in Sidama Regional State, southern Ethiopia 2023 (N = 418)

Variable	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Situation of accompaniment	With family	374	89.4
	Arrive lonely	44	10.6
Physical environment items
During this hospital stay labor and delivery in a private room or shared room	Private room Shared room	62 356	14.6 85.2
Mothers had access to private bedpans	Yes No	276 142	66 34
Beds have screening	Screen No screen	256 162	61 39
During this hospital stay, is history taking done privately or in the presence of others	Private manner With other	168 250	40.2 59.8
Personal questions is it done privately or in the presence of others	Private manner With other	179 239	42.8 57.2
During this hospital stay, how do you describe the bathroom	Clean No/ yes but not clean	271 147	64.8 35.2
During this hospital stay, how do you describe the toilet	Clean No/ yes but not clean	229 189	54.8 45.2
How long did you stay in the hospital	Less 2 day	280	67
	3 and 4 days	88	21
	5 and above	50	12
Who health professional was attending labor	General practitioner	30	7.2
	IESO	31	7.4
	Midwifery	276	66
	Resident	40	9.5
	Ob/Gyn senior	41	9.6