Table 2.
Description of household and health service factors
| Characteristics (household factors) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | ||
| Brahmin/Chhetri |
62 |
25.8 |
| Tamang |
151 |
62.9 |
| Newar |
9 |
3.8 |
| Dalit |
18 |
7.5 |
| Women’s autonomy | ||
| Low |
80 |
33.3 |
| Medium |
80 |
33.3 |
| High |
80 |
33.3 |
| Wealth quintile | ||
| First (poor) |
48 |
20.0 |
| 2 |
48 |
20.0 |
| 3 |
48 |
20.0 |
| 4 |
48 |
20.0 |
| Fifth (least poor) |
48 |
20.0 |
| Family type | ||
| Nuclear |
77 |
32.1 |
| Joint |
163 |
67.9 |
| Characteristics (health service factors) | ||
| Time taken to reach the health institution | ||
| Less than 60 minutes |
194 |
80.8 |
| More than 60 minutes |
46 |
19.2 |
| Exposure to information related to maternal within during pregnancy | ||
| Yes |
96 |
40.0 |
| No |
144 |
60.0 |
| Behaviour of health workers during antenatal care* | ||
| Favourable |
113 |
51.2 |
| Unfavourable | 108 | 48.8 |
*19 respondents were excluded during analysis as they did not go for antenatal care service utilization and hence did not experience the behavior of health workers during antenatal care.