Table 2.
Utilization of skilled delivery care service using selected individual and group level characteristics in Yeky district, 2015
| Characteristics | Category | N | Number (percent) of women reporting skilled delivery care service use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residence | Urban | 116 | 111 (95.7) |
| Rural | 632 | 223 (35.3) | |
| Maternal education | Formal education | 406 | 223 (54.9) |
| No formal education | 342 | 111 (32.5) | |
| Husband education | Formal education | 527 | 260 (49.3) |
| No formal education | 188 | 55 (29.3) | |
| Household monthly average income in birr | ≤ 200 | 448 | 145 (32.4) |
| 201–1000 | 217 | 118 (54.4) | |
| > 1000 | 83 | 71 (85.5) | |
| Woman’s autonomy in her own health care | Woman ± husband | 251 | 150 (59.8) |
| Husband ± others | 497 | 184 (37) | |
| ANC follow up for the last birth | No | 83 | 7 (8.4) |
| 1–3 | 229 | 106 (46.3) | |
| ≥ 4 | 436 | 221 (50.7) | |
| ANC in previous pregnancy | Yes | 359 | 146 (40.7) |
| No | 165 | 47 (28.5) | |
| Ever faced complications during previous pregnancies or childbirth | Yes | 96 | 48 (50) |
| No | 428 | 146 (34.1) | |
| Women preferred skilled personnel for delivery care | Yes | 513 | 314 (61.2) |
| No | 235 | 20 (8.5) | |
| Awareness of places to get skilled providers | Yes | 518 | 303 (58.5) |
| No | 230 | 31 (13.5) | |
| Listen to radio | Yes | 259 | 169 (65.3) |
| No | 489 | 165 (33.7) | |
| Average distance of WHDT from the nearest HF with skilled care (KMs) | ≤ 2 | 213 | 168 (78.9) |
| 3–5 | 230 | 80 (34.8) | |
| > 5 | 305 | 86 (28.2) | |
| Self-sustained WHDT | Yes | 592 | 280 (47.3) |
| No | 156 | 54 (34.6) | |
| Performance level of WHDT | Best performing | 302 | 128 (42.4) |
| Good performing | 374 | 166 (44.4) | |
| Poor performing | 72 | 40 (55.6) | |
| Total | 748 | 334 (44.7) |