Table 2.
Percent distribution of women who are having deliveries at home by their background characteristics
| Characteristics | Place of birth % | P-value | N (6977) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Facility | Home | |||
| Education of Woman | 0.000 | |||
| No education | 36.03 | 63.97 | 4041 | |
| Primary | 57.19 | 42.81 | 974 | |
| Secondary | 73.20 | 26.80 | 1239 | |
| Higher | 51.00 | 49.00 | 723 | |
| Education of Husband | 0.000 | |||
| No education | 34.00 | 66.00 | 2269 | |
| Primary | 45.61 | 54.39 | 969 | |
| Secondary | 57.16 | 42.84 | 2262 | |
| Higher | ||||
| Economic Status | 0.000 | |||
| Poor | 33.62 | 66.38 | 3067 | |
| Middle | 48.70 | 51.30 | 1386 | |
| Rich | 73.38 | 26.62 | 2524 | |
| Woman Occupation | 0.000 | |||
| Not working | 53.06 | 46.94 | 5537 | |
| Agriculture | 27.11 | 72.89 | 461 | |
| Services | 54.17 | 45.83 | 624 | |
| Others | 44.07 | 55.93 | 355 | |
| Region | 0.000 | |||
| Punjab | 55.28 | 44.72 | 2006 | |
| Sindh | 65.62 | 34.38 | 1585 | |
| KPK | 47.49 | 52.51 | 1531 | |
| Baluchistan | 25.83 | 74.17 | 1146 | |
| GB | 54.44 | 45.56 | 709 | |
| Residence | 0.000 | |||
| Urban | 64.93 | 35.07 | 2971 | |
| Rural | 40.66 | 59.34 | 4006 | |
| Age | 0.000 | |||
| 15–24 | 55.24 | 44.76 | 1633 | |
| 25–34 | 51.98 | 48.02 | 3678 | |
| 35–49 | 44.66 | 55.34 | 1666 | |
| Decision of woman’s medical treatment | 0.000 | |||
| By Self | 57.11 | 42.89 | 3033 | |
| Others | 46.45 | 53.55 | 3944 | |
| Transport Availability | 0.000 | |||
| Problem | 40.12 | 59.84 | 3459 | |
| Not a Problem | 61.65 | 38.35 | 3518 | |
| Travelling Alone | 0.000 | |||
| Problem | 44.37 | 55.63 | 4215 | |
| Not a Problem | 61.12 | 38.88 | 2762 | |