Table 4.
Adolescent mothers and adult mothers delivery practices
| Adolescent mothers | Adult mothers¥ | |||||
| Characteristics | n = 442 | % | n = 320 | % | OR | 95% CI |
| Assistance during delivery (n = 761) | ||||||
| Doctor | 57 | (12.9) | 41 | (12.8) | 1.05 | 0.68–1.63 |
| Nurse aide | 31 | (7.0) | 18 | (5.6) | 1.30 | 0.71–2.38 |
| TBA | 19 | (4.3) | 18 | (5.6) | 0.80 | 0.41–1.55 |
| Relative/friend/Others | 45 | (10.2) | 25 | (7.8) | 1.36 | 0.81–2.28 |
| Midwife/nurse (base outcome) | 289 | (65.5) | 218 | (68.1) | ||
| Place of birth (n = 758) | ||||||
| Own home | 34 | (7.7) | 16 | (5.0) | 1.63 | 0.85–3.10 |
| TBA's home | 15 | (3.4) | 14 | (4.4) | 0.82 | 0.38–1.77 |
| Public health centre | 99 | (22.6) | 78 | (24.5) | 0.97 | 0.66–1.43 |
| Private hospital/clinic | 146 | (33.3) | 100 | (31.3) | 1.12 | 0.78–1.59 |
| Public hospital (base outcome) | 145 | (33.0) | 111 | 34.8) | ||
| Reasons for choice of delivery place (n = 746) | ||||||
| Public Hospital with all facilities | 50 | (11.7) | 47 | (14.6) | 0.89 | 0.56–1.43 |
| Father of child made decision | 9 | (2.1) | 12 | (3.8) | 0.62 | 0.25–1.52 |
| Complication requiring hospital | 36 | (8.4) | 22 | (7.0) | 1.35 | 0.75–2.42 |
| Free medical care | 34 | (7.9) | 21 | (6.6) | 1.33 | 0.73–2.42 |
| Lack of money | 17 | (4.0) | 14 | (4.4) | 1.00 | 0.47–2.11 |
| Referred | 39 | (9.1) | 21 | (6.7) | 1.53 | 0.85–2.74 |
| Advised by relative | 47 | (11.0) | 15 | (4.7) | 2.58 | 1.37–4.85* |
| Others | 8 | (1.8) | 16 | (5.1) | 0.41 | 0.17–0.99 |
| Private hospital | 18 | (4.2) | 13 | (4.4) | 1.14 | 0.54–2.42 |
| Abrupt labour pain/at night | 29 | (6.8) | 20 | (6.6) | 1.19 | 0.64–2.22 |
| Near ANC facility (base outcome) | 141 | (32.9) | 116 | (36.7) | ||
| Mode of mode of transport (n = 730) | ||||||
| Commercial motorcycle/bicycles (Boda-boda) | 109 | (25.6) | 72 | (23.6) | 0.96 | 0.90–1.01 |
| Walking | 70 | (16.4) | 53 | (17.3) | 0.96 | 0.90–1.04 |
| Public transport/taxi | 121 | (28.4) | 77 | (25.3) | 0.95 | 0.90–1.01 |
| Others | 17 | (4.0) | 6 | (2.0) | 0.87 | 0.76–1.01 |
| Car/private taxi (base outcome) | 109 | (25.6) | 97 | (31.8) | ||
| Major barriers to health seeking for biomedical care (n = 531) | ||||||
| Fear to be found HIV positive | 32 | (10.3) | 26 | (11.9) | 1.28 | 0.73–2.25 |
| Rude health workers | 19 | (6.1) | 14 | (6.4) | 1.16 | 0.56–2.40 |
| Long distances | 10 | (3.2) | 9 | (4.1) | 1.42 | 0.56–3.59 |
| Prefer herbal | 7 | (2.2) | 11 | (5.2) | 2.47 | 0.93–6.56 |
| Others | 43 | (13.8) | 30 | (13.8) | 1.10 | 0.75–1.84 |
| Lack of money (base outcome) | 202 | (64.5) | 128 | (58.7) | ||
¥reference group; *significant findings; N.B. Odds among adolescent mothers are divided by odds among adults mother