Table 4.
Bivariate analysis of factors that associate with use of skilled delivery services
| Characteristics | Non- health facility delivery (N = 27) | Health facility delivery (N = 373) |
p-value for χ2 test |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age of mother | |||
| 16–25 | 8 (4.5) | 170 (95.5) | .271 |
| 26–35 | 15 (8.7) | 158 (91.3) | |
| 36–45 | 4 (8.2) | 45 (91.8) | |
| Parity | |||
| 1–2 | 10 (4.9) | 194 (95.1) | .321 |
| 3–4 | 13 (8.8) | 135 (91.2) | |
| 5+ | 4 (8.3) | 44 (91.7) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 20 (6.3) | 299 (93.7) | .366 |
| Cohabiting | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 1 (3.3) | 29 (96.7) | |
| Never married | 6 (12.2) | 43 (87.8) | |
| Educational attainment of mother | |||
| None | 17 (10.4) | 147 (89.6) | .038* |
| Primary | 7 (6.5) | 100 (93.5) | |
| Middle/JSS/JHS | 2 (2.1) | 94 (97.9) | |
| Secondary/SSS/SHS/Tech/Voc | 0 (0.0) | 28 (100.0) | |
| Tertiary | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | |
| ANC attendancea | |||
| Yes | 23 (5.9) | 366 (94.1) | .000*** |
| No | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | |
| Number of ANC visitsa | |||
| One | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) | 001** |
| Two | 0 (0.0) | 12 (100.0) | |
| Three | 2 (2.8) | 69 (97.2) | |
| Four or more | 21 (7.0) | 279 (93.0) | |
| Satisfaction with ANC provideda | |||
| Yes | 21 (5.5) | 363 (94.5) | .000*** |
| No | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | |
| NHIS valid card holder | |||
| Yes | 23 (6.0) | 361 (94.0) | .003** |
| No | 4 (25.0) | 12 (75.0) | |
| Wealth quintile | |||
| Less wealthy | 27 (7.2) | 347 (92.8) | .366 |
| Wealthy | 0 (0.0) | 20 (100.0) | |
| Wealthier | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) | |
aResponse category excludes Not applicable response
*p < .05, **p < 0.01, ***p < .001