Table 1.

Characteristics of pregnant women included in the study (n=385)

Background characteristics	n	%	95% CI
Woman’s age group (years)
12–19	7	1.82	1.48 to 3.31
20–34	291	75.58	69.84 to 75.27
35–60	87	22.60	22.59 to 27.88
Marital status
Single	40	10.39	9.09 to 11.84
Married	345	89.61	88.94 to 91.75
Employment status
Unemployed/housewife	63	16.36	17.53 to 22.39
Student	31	8.05	3.25 to 5.76
Self-employed/small trader	142	36.88	47.63 to 53.71
Self-employed/mid-high business	32	8.31	7.28 to 10.75
Employed	117	30.39	14.15 to 18.66
Referral
Referred	132	34.29	32.34 to 37.03
Not referred	253	65.71	62.27 to 68.36
Type of referral institution (n=132)
Another hospital (public)	40	30.30	22.99 to 38.77
Another hospital (private)	41	34.09	26.43 to 42.69
Clinic (public or private)	13	10.61	6.33 to 17.21
Primary health centre	21	17.42	11.80 to 24.97
Traditional birth attendant	8	6.06	3.03 to 11.75
Non-health facility (church, mosque)	2	1.51	0.03 to 5.96
Parity
Nulliparous (0)	129	33.51	30.07 to 39.78
Multiparous (1–4)	236	61.30	58.57 to 68.37
Grand multiparous (≥5)	6	1.56	0.73 to 3.57
Missing	14	3.64	2.73 to 5.57
Number of gestations
Singleton	363	94.29	91.46 to 96.22
Multiple (twins/triplets)	22	5.71	3.78 to 8.54
Mode of delivery
Spontaneous vaginal delivery	106	27.53	23.28 to 32.23
Assisted vaginal delivery	12	3.12	1.77 to 5.42
Caesarean delivery	200	51.95	46.93 to 56.92
Others (management of abortion, miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy)	67	17.40	13.92 to 21.54
Day that journey commenced
Weekend	106	27.53	23.28 to 32.23
Weekday	279	72.47	67.77 to 76.72
Period of day that journey commenced
Morning	100	25.97	21.82 to 30.61
Afternoon	46	11.95	9.06 to 15.60
Evening	54	14.03	10.89 to 17.88
Night	29	7.53	5.27 to 10.65
Missing	156	40.52	35.70 to 45.52