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. 2014 Aug 5;11:60. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-60

Table 3.

Intention vs action in skilled care use during pregnancy and child birth and reasons among respondents, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, September 2012-April 2013 (n = 3472)

Plan (intention)
Actual practice (Action)
P-value
  Had ≥ 4 ANC Visit  
Planed ≥ 4 ANC Visit
Yes n(%)
No n(%)
Total n(%)
P < 0.001 (COR = 2.82; 95%: 2.43, 3.27)
  Yes
854 (46.0)
1004 (54.0)
1858 (53.5)
  No
374 (23.2)
1240 (76.8)
1614 (46.5)
  Total
1228 (35.4)
2244 (64.6)
3472 (100.0)
Planned to use skilled care during delivery
Used skilled care during delivery
P < 0.001 (COR = 8.76; 95%: 7.44, 10.32)
Yes n(%)
No n(%)
Total n(%)
  Yes
701 (61.7)
435 (38.3)
1136 (32.7)
  No
363 (15.5)
1973 (84.5)
2336 (67.3)
  Total
1064 (30.6)
2408 (69.4)
3472 (100.0)
Reasons for not using skilled care once planed (n = 435)
No.
%
  Labor not associated with problems (short and comfortable labor)
382
87.8
  Lack of transport
64
14.7
  Lack of money
58
13.3
Reasons for using skilled care which was not planed (n = 363)
 
 
  Any problem encountered during labor
174
47.9
  Prolonged labor (>12 hours)
152
41.9
  Family insisted at labor to have safe and clean delivery 99 27.3