Table 2.
Percent distribution of women, five years preceding the survey, having deliveries at home
| Characteristics |
Reasons for delivering at home |
N | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (n=1359) | B (n=109) | C (n=277) | D (n=1491) | E (n=340) | ||
|
Residence |
x2=40.227* |
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
29.2 |
2.7 |
7.7 |
46.5 |
13.8 |
702 |
| Rural |
40.2 |
3.1 |
7.8 |
40.5 |
8.4 |
2874 |
|
Region |
x2=221.406* |
|
|
|
|
|
| Punjab |
35.3 |
1.8 |
5.9 |
48.7 |
8.3 |
2024 |
| Sindh |
49.6 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
32.8 |
9.4 |
774 |
| KP |
31.2 |
6.6 |
13.7 |
35.5 |
13.1 |
564 |
| Baluchistan |
39.7 |
7.5 |
17.3 |
23.8 |
11.7 |
214 |
|
Economic Status |
x2=308.721* |
|
|
|
|
|
| Poor |
49.1 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
33.9 |
6.6 |
2020 |
| Middle |
31.7 |
2.3 |
8.4 |
46.9 |
10.7 |
738 |
| Rich |
15.9 |
3.6 |
8.3 |
56.6 |
15.6 |
808 |
|
Birth Order |
x2=53.158* |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1–2 |
30.9 |
3.9 |
8.0 |
47.4 |
9.8 |
1033 |
| 3–4 |
36.0 |
3.2 |
7.5 |
42.9 |
10.4 |
1023 |
| 5 and Above |
44.2 |
2.4 |
7.7 |
36.9 |
8.7 |
1520 |
| Total (%) | 38.0 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 41.7 | 9.5 | 100.0 |
(A) Cost too much; (B) Facility too far; (C) Not customary; (D) Not necessary; (E) Facility closed * 5% level of significance.