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. 2013 Nov 21;13:214. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-214

Table 3.

Associations between support for daily tasks and place of delivery among married women

 
Support with housework
Support with fetching water
Support with farming
 
(N = 245)
(N = 231) a
(N = 229) b
 
Home delivery
Facility delivery
 
Home delivery
Facility delivery
 
Home delivery
Facility delivery
 
 
(N = 54)
(N = 191)
 
(N = 51)
(N = 180)
 
(N = 53)
(N = 176)
 
     N   %    N   % P-value c    N   %    N   % P-value c    N   %    N   % P-value c
Support from mother-in-law
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
29
20.4
113
79.6
 
17
20.0
68
80.0
 
5
20.0
20
80.0
 
No
25
24.3
78
75.7
0.473
34
23.3
112
76.7
0.561
48
23.5
156
76.5
0.693
Support from husband
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
3
27.3
8
72.7
 
1
5.0
19
95.0
 
36
31.6
78
68.4
 
No
51
21.8
183
78.2
0.668
50
23.7
161
76.3
0.054
17
14.8
98
85.2
0.003
Support from sister-in-law
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
17
25.0
51
75.0
 
21
29.6
50
70.4
 
4
40.0
6
60.0
 
Nod
37
20.9
140
79.1
0.489
30
18.8
130
81.3
0.067
49
22.4
170
77.6
0.196
Support from mother
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
0
0.0
3
100.0
 
1
14.3
6
85.7
 
0
0.0
1
100.0
 
No
54
22.3
188
77.7
0.354
50
22.3
174
77.7
0.614
53
23.2
175
76.8
0.582
Support from sister
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
5
19.2
21
80.8
 
3
11.5
23
88.5
 
0
0.0
5
100.0
 
Noe
49
22.4
170
77.6
0.715
48
23.4
157
76.6
0.169
53
23.7
171
76.3
0.215
Support from neighbor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
8
36.4
14
63.6
 
26
30.2
60
69.8
 
12
27.3
32
72.7
 
No 46 20.6 177 79.4 0.089 25 17.2 120 82.8 0.021 41 22.2 144 77.8 0.47

aExcluded women who did not have to fetch water because they had tap water.

bExcluded women who did not have to do farming because they had no farm or livestock.

cChi-square test.

dIncluded women who did not have any sisters-in-law and who therefore did not have support from sisters-in-law.

eIncluded women who did not have any sisters and who therefore did not have support from sisters.