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. 2017 Aug 4;32(9):1294–1308. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czx087

Table 3.

Probabilities of remaining in or switching delivery location according to location of first delivery, general and detailed patterns

General pattern
Detailed pattern
If first delivery in: Home
Facility
Home
Public facility
Private facility
Probability of second delivery in: Home*(%) Facility (%) Home (%) Facility**(%) Home (%) Public facility (%) Private facility (%) Home (%) Public facility (%) Private facility (%) Home (%) Public facility (%) Private facility (%)
Country/region
Benin 79.6 20.4 4.5 95.5 79.6 19.1 1.4 5.0 87.3 7.6 2.3 33.3 64.4
Burkina Faso 63.0 37.0 6.6 93.4 63.0 37.0 0.0 6.6 92.7 0.7 0.0 21.0 79.0
Burundi 54.0 46.0 20.4 79.6 54.0 42.3 3.7 20.7 76.8 2.6 17.1 24.9 58.0
Cameroon 83.5 16.5 10.0 90.1 83.5 13.6 2.8 13.4 73.9 12.7 3.2 19.2 77.6
Chad 96.5 3.5 37.3 62.7 96.5 3.4 0.1 40.6 59.2 0.2 20.1 6.3 73.6
Republic of the Congo 68.7 31.3 9.5 90.5 68.7 31.3 0.0 10.0 80.4 9.6 0.0 39.1 61.0
Democratic Rep. of Congo 68.8 31.2 10.7 89.3 68.8 29.2 2.0 9.5 85.9 4.6 14.2 15.3 70.6
Ethiopia 96.8 3.2 45.1 54.9 96.8 2.4 0.8 46.6 50.3 3.1 28.9 18.1 52.9
Gabon 58.8 41.2 5.7 94.3 58.8 37.3 3.8 6.7 84.1 9.2 2.1 26.7 71.3
Ghana 75.9 24.1 16.9 83.1 75.9 22.0 2.1 18.5 69.8 11.7 8.7 22.7 68.6
Guinea 94.6 5.4 29.8 70.2 94.6 5.4 0.0 29.9 69.5 0.6 28.3 24.0 47.8
Kenya 85.0 15.0 33.3 66.7 85.0 9.6 5.3 34.9 57.4 7.7 24.1 6.6 69.3
Lesotho 62.5 37.5 38.2 61.8 62.5 29.7 7.8 37.0 53.5 9.6 43.2 35.9 20.9
Liberia 85.4 14.6 30.8 69.2 85.4 11.6 3.1 29.1 65.5 5.4 35.4 30.7 33.9
Madagascar 89.0 11.0 28.4 71.6 89.0 10.3 0.6 29.3 68.3 2.4 16.6 14.3 69.1
Malawi 55.5 44.5 10.9 89.1 55.5 37.1 7.5 11.3 82.6 6.1 9.7 18.9 71.5
Mali 85.1 14.9 20.3 79.7 85.1 13.9 1.0 20.6 77.1 2.4 14.5 25.8 59.8
Mozambique 80.4 19.6 15.5 84.5 80.4 15.1 4.5 14.6 83.0 2.4 44.6 27.9 27.5
Namibia 56.4 43.6 16.0 84.0 56.4 43.6 0.0 16.6 82.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 100.0
Niger 94.8 5.2 31.3 68.7 94.8 5.2 0.0 31.0 68.5 0.5 36.5 27.4 36.2
Nigeria 93.3 6.7 13.1 86.9 93.3 4.6 2.1 19.5 75.2 5.4 6.5 9.9 83.5
Rwanda 48.9 51.1 9.5 90.5 48.9 51.1 0.0 9.4 89.3 1.4 19.5 18.4 62.1
Sao Tome and Principe 59.5 40.5 19.1 80.9 59.5 40.5 0.0 19.1 79.0 1.9 n/a n/a n/a
Senegal 78.8 21.2 12.4 87.6 78.8 21.2 0.0 12.9 86.4 0.7 5.7 23.2 71.1
Sierra Leone 91.4 8.6 35.5 64.5 91.4 8.2 0.4 38.8 61.2 0.0 9.9 0.0 90.1
Swaziland 57.1 42.9 22.0 78.0 57.1 29.0 13.9 21.0 70.9 8.1 23.6 22.6 53.8
Tanzania 80.8 19.2 24.2 75.8 80.8 15.0 4.2 24.1 70.2 5.7 24.4 19.3 56.3
Uganda 69.9 30.1 20.5 79.5 69.9 26.1 4.1 22.9 70.3 6.8 12.0 24.4 63.6
Zambia 77.4 22.6 25.4 74.6 77.4 21.0 1.6 23.7 74.3 2.1 39.5 5.9 54.6
Zimbabwe 70.0 30.0 20.9 79.1 70.0 23.8 6.2 21.9 74.0 4.1 13.8 38.8 47.4
Sub-Saharan Africa 87.1 12.9 17.3 82.7 87.1 10.8 2.1 19.2 75.8 5.0 11.1 15.0 73.9
Bangladesh 89.1 10.9 27.7 72.3 89.1 5.5 5.4 36.5 39.7 23.8 20.7 9.9 69.4
Cambodia 65.3 34.7 10.9 89.1 65.3 32.4 2.4 13.0 80.9 6.1 2.2 39.9 57.9
India 89.0 11.0 25.1 74.9 89.0 5.9 5.1 29.4 61.4 9.3 20.9 11.6 67.5
Indonesia 89.0 11.0 12.7 87.4 89.0 2.7 8.3 22.7 56.9 20.5 9.9 8.3 81.8
Maldives 21.1 78.9 0.9 99.2 21.1 78.9 0.0 0.6 92.6 6.7 2.7 22.1 75.2
Nepal 80.7 19.3 35.8 64.2 80.7 15.1 4.2 41.5 56.2 2.3 24.8 26.5 48.8
Pakistan 87.3 12.7 20.1 80.0 87.3 3.6 9.1 29.7 56.9 13.4 15.5 4.8 79.7
Philippines 90.8 9.2 24.7 75.3 90.8 7.2 2.1 32.2 58.3 9.5 12.6 20.5 66.9
Timor-Leste 89.0 11.0 27.8 72.2 89.0 10.7 0.3 28.4 71.1 0.5 17.4 17.4 65.3
South/Southeast Asia 88.6 11.4 23.5 76.5 88.6 5.5 5.9 29.5 60.1 10.4 18.4 10.4 71.2
Overall 88.2 11.8 21.6 78.4 88.2 7.0 4.8 25.1 66.9 8.0 17.2 11.1 71.7
Country summary
Minimum 21.1 3.2 0.9 54.9 21.1 2.4 0.0 0.6 39.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.9
Maximum 96.8 78.9 45.1 99.2 96.8 78.9 13.9 46.6 92.7 23.8 44.6 39.9 100.0
Median 80.4 19.6 20.4 79.6 80.4 15.1 2.1 21.9 71.1 5.4 15.0 20.7 66.1
*

Home retention rate.

**

Facility retention rate.

n/a—not applicable.