Table 7.
Main reason for home deliveries by cases and controls and type of attendant
| Main reason for home deliveries by cases and controls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Responses | Case | Control | Total | P-value | |||
| (n = 294) | (%) | (n = 285) | (%) | (n = 579) | (%) | ||
| Is good sign that the woman is strong | 30 | 10.2 | 28 | 9.8 | 58 | 10.0 | 0.879 |
| Fear of HIV test, C/S, mishandling of placenta | 32 | 10.9 | 34 | 11.9 | 66 | 11.4 | 0.692 |
| Preference for TBAs* | 11 | 3.7 | 13 | 4.6 | 24 | 4.1 | 0.621 |
| High transport costs | 57 | 19.4 | 65 | 22.8 | 122 | 21.1 | 0.313 |
| Rude or uncooperative H/facility staff | 63 | 21.4 | 59 | 20.7 | 122 | 21.1 | 0.83 |
| Poor quality care in health facilities | 14 | 4.8 | 24 | 8.4 | 38 | 6.6 | 0.075 |
| High delivery cost in health facilities | 16 | 5.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 18 | 3.1 | 0.001* |
| Poverty & ignorance | 53 | 18.0 | 58 | 20.4 | 111 | 19.2 | 0.478 |
| Don’t know | 18 | 6.1 | 2 | 0.7 | 20 | 3.5 | <0.001 |
| Main reason for home deliveries by type of attendant who assisted the respondent at childbirth | |||||||
| Responses | Non-skilled attendant | Skilled attendant | Total | P-value | |||
| (n = 272) | (%) | (n = 307) | (%) | (n = 579) | (%) | ||
| Is good sign that the woman is strong | 26 | 9.6 | 32 | 10.4 | 58 | 10.0 | 0.729 |
| Fear of HIV test, C/S, mishandling of placenta | 27 | 9.9 | 39 | 12.7 | 66 | 11.4 | 0.294 |
| Preference for TBAs* | 20 | 7.4 | 4 | 1.3 | 24 | 4.1 | <0.001 |
| High transport costs | 47 | 17.3 | 75 | 24.4 | 122 | 21.1 | 0.035 |
| Rude or uncooperative H/facility staff | 58 | 21.3 | 64 | 20.8 | 122 | 21.1 | 0.888 |
| Poor quality care in health facilities | 13 | 4.8 | 25 | 8.1 | 38 | 6.6 | 0.103 |
| High delivery cost in health facilities | 7 | 2.6 | 11 | 3.6 | 18 | 3.1 | 0.485 |
| Poverty & ignorance | 62 | 22.8 | 49 | 16.0 | 111 | 19.2 | 0.037 |
| Don’t know | 12 | 4.4 | 8 | 2.6 | 20 | 3.5 | 0.235 |
*TBAs were seen as being friendly and caring and provided complementary services such as food, warm beverages, and warm bathing water to women who had given birth. Respondents also mentioned that TBAs displayed great compassion towards women who were having labour pains by soothing or rubbing their backs.