Table 5. Reasons for choosing specific place of delivery and self-rated birthing experience.
| N = 970 | Place of delivery | Intention to deliver in the same place again | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In a health facility N = 746 (%) | Outside health facility N = 224 (%) | Yes N = 706 (%) | Unsure N = 95 (%) | No N = 169 (%) | |
| Place of delivery was the preferred place (n, %) | 564 (75.6) | 7 (3.1) | 550 (77.9) | 13 (13.7) | 8 (4.7) |
| Reasons for not delivering in preferred place of delivery (%) | |||||
| Could not get there in time | 39 | 62.2 | 39.7 | 48.8 | 64.6 |
| Health service costs too high | 19.8 | 8.3 | 25 | 9.8 | 4.4 |
| No transportation available | 9.3 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 26.8 | 11.2 |
| Transportation costs too high | 6.6 | 0 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0 |
| My husband/partner opposed | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Other family members opposed | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| No answer | 24.2 | 13.8 | 21.2 | 13.4 | 18.6 |
| Reasons for choosing place of delivery (%) | |||||
| Closest to home | 42 | 6.3 | 39.5 | 32.6 | 10.1 |
| Facility offering best service quality | 17.7 | 0.5 | 18.4 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Most affordable place | 17 | 1.8 | 17.9 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| This is where I went for antenatal care | 12.1 | 0 | 11.2 | 6.4 | 3 |
| Cannot afford going elsewhere | 3.8 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.6 |
| I am treated with respect | 1.3 | 16.3 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| Did not know where else to go | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 6.6 |
| I know the providers/TBA | 0.7 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 13.8 | 1.8 |
| No answer | 32.7 | 63.4 | 4.8 | 25.9 | 66.9 |
| Birth experience rating (%) | |||||
| Very poor | 1.9 | 10.3 | 2 | 0 | 13.6 |
| Poor | 1.9 | 29 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 43.2 |
| Neither poor nor good | 2.7 | 28.1 | 0.9 | 32.6 | 27.2 |
| Good | 65.6 | 29 | 67 | 60 | 14.2 |
| Very good | 28 | 3.6 | 29.8 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
Notes: Chi2-tests p<0.05 for all comparisons between 1) women who delivered in and outside a health facility, and 2) women who would, are unsure, and would not deliver in the same place again.