Table 1.
Socio-demographics of women respondents and fear of catching COVID-19 due to institutional deliveries with chi square association
| Variable |
f (%) N = 190 |
Afraid of catching COVID-19 n = 142 |
χ2 (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 20–29 | 102 (53.7%) | 69 (54.3%) | 4.67 (0.792) |
| 30–39 | 77 (40.5%) | 52 (40.9%) | |
| 40–49 | 11 (5.8%) | 06 (4.8%) | |
| Education | |||
| Illiterate | 34 (17.9%) | 23 (18.1%) | 36.45 (0.000) |
| Primary – secondary | 49 (25.8%) | 38 (29.9%) | |
| Middle – intermediate | 83 (43.7%) | 53 (41.7%) | |
| Higher education | 24 (12.6%) | 13 (10.3%) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 186 (97.8%) | 126 (99.2%) | 14.76 (0.064) |
| Separated | 02 (1.1%) | 00 (0.0%) | |
| Single | 02 (1.1%) | 01 (0.8%) | |
| Monthly household income | |||
| 7000 – 19,999 | 42 (22.1%) | 37 (29.2%) | 47.26 (0.001) |
| 20,000 – 39,999 | 38 (20.0%) | 30 (23.6%) | |
| 40,000 – 59,999 | 51 (26.8%) | 31 (24.4%) | |
| 60,000 – 79,999 | 10 (5.3%) | 06 (4.7%) | |
| 80,000 – 100,000 | 26 (13.7%) | 15 (11.8%) | |
| ≥ 100,001 | 23 (12.1%) | 08 (6.3%) | |
| Children | |||
| None | 07 (3.7%) | 02 (1.6%)) | 22.28 (0.035) |
| 1 – 3 | 144 (75.8%) | 95 (74.8%) | |
| 4 – 6 | 38 (20.0) | 29 (22.8%) | |
| 7 or more | 01 (0.5%) | 01 (0.8%) | |
| Religion | |||
| Islam | 181 (95.3%) | 122 (96.1%) | 4.84 (0.304) |
| Christianity | 09 (5.7%) | 05 (3.9%) | |
| Current profession | |||
| Housewife/Unemployed | 139 (73.2%) | 100 (78.7%) | 14.77 (0.044) |
| Skilled | 34 (17.9%) | 10 (7.9%) | |
| Unskilled | 17 (8.9%) | 17 (13.3%) | |
| Type of delivery | |||
| Normal vaginal | 62 (32.6%) | 37 (29.1%) | 18.37 (0.105) |
| Assisted vaginal | 18 (9.5%) | 15 (11.8%) | |
| Emergency C section | 91 (47.9%) | 63 (49.6%) | |
| Planned C section | 19 (10.0%) | 12 (9.5%) | |
| Type of institution | |||
| Public | 90 (47.4%) | 45 (35.4%) | 36.378 (0.000) |
| Private | 100 (52.6%) | 82 (64.6%) | |
| Pre-delivery care services satisfaction | |||
| Not satisfied | 46 (24.2%) | 37 (26.1%) | 76.702 (0.000) |
| Satisfied | 144 (75.8%) | 105 (73.9%) | |
| Care during delivery satisfaction | |||
| Not satisfied | 57 (30%) | 28 (19.7%) | 58.871 (0.000) |
| Satisfied | 133 (70%) | 114 (80.3%) | |
| Maternal post-delivery care satisfaction | |||
| Not satisfied | 76 (40%) | 42 (29.6%) | 63.012 (0.000) |
| Satisfied | 114 (60%) | 100 (70.4%) | |
| Care for newborn satisfaction | |||
| Not satisfied | 73 (38.4%) | 52 (36.6%) | 60.832 (0.000) |
| Satisfied | 117 (61.6%) | 90 (63.4%) |