Table 2.
Delivery Services Utilizations in Abuna Gindeberet district, West Shewa Zone, Oromiya Region, Central Ethiopia, March 2013
| Variables | Alternatives | Number (n = 703) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of delivery | 1. Home | 602 | 85.6 |
| 2. Health center and Hospital | 34 | 4.9 | |
| 3. Health post | 67 | 9.5 | |
| Person assisted for home delivery | 1. Mother-in-law | 214 | 35.5 |
| 2. Relatives/neighbors | 109 | 18.1 | |
| 3. Mother | 138 | 22.9 | |
| 4. Health extension workers | 51 | 8.5 | |
| 5. Health professionals | 7 | 1.2 | |
| 6. Traditional birth attendant | 83 | 13.8 | |
| Reason for home delivery | 1. Facility not opens regularly | 52 | 8.7 |
| 2. Poor quality service of HFs | 76 | 12.6 | |
| 3. Need to be with relatives | 169 | 28 | |
| 4. Previous home deliver was normal | 261 | 43.4 | |
| 5. I was told my pregnancy is normal | 44 | 7.3 | |
| Reason for delivering at health facility | 1. Need better service | 23 | 22.8 |
| 2. Bad outcome with previous home deliver. | 44 | 43.6 | |
| 3. Difficulty during labor. | 29 | 28.7 | |
| 4. Others | 5 | 4.9 | |
| Decision maker at home | 1. The mother herself | 79 | 11.3 |
| 2. Her husband | 61 | 8.7 | |
| 3. Both of them | 563 | 80.0 | |
| Place of delivery for the next newborn | 1. At home | 193 | 27.5 |
| 2. Traditional birth attendant | 12 | 1.7 | |
| 3. Health institutions | 498 | 70.8 |