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. 2019 Mar-Apr;60(2):68–75. doi: 10.4103/nmj.NMJ_14_19

Table 5.

Factors that influenced respondent’s satisfaction with management of previous delivery

Satisfaction with care (n=314)
Test statistic (χ2) P
Yes (%) No (%) Total (%)
Place of delivery
 Farm 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0) 2 (100.0) 44.472 0.001*
 Home 82 (92.1) 7 (7.9) 89 (100.0)
 Church 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0)
 TBA 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0)
 Way to the health facility 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 3 (100.0)
 Health facility 207 (95.0) 11 (5.0) 218 (100.0)
Type of health facility used for delivery
 Maternity home 11 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 11 (100.0) 6.019 0.181
 PHC 9 (81.8) 2 (18.2) 11 (100.0)
 General hospital 135 (94.4) 8 (5.6) 143 (100.0)
 Teaching hospital 22 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 22 (100.0)
 Private hospital 30 (96.8) 1 (3.2) 31 (100.0)
Delivery personnel (outside the health facilities)
 TBA 20 (76.9) 6 (23.1) 26 (100.0) 15.446 0.043*
 Spiritual leader 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0)
 Health assistant 4 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (100.0)
 Nurse/midwife 36 (97.3) 1 (2.7) 37 (100.0)
 Herbalist 4 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (100.0)
 Neighbor 13 (92.9) 1 (7.1) 14 (100.0)
 Mother 5 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (100.0)
 Husband 2 (50.0) 2 (50.0) 4 (100.0)

*Statistically significant difference (P<0.05). TBA - Traditional birth attendant; PHC - Primary health care