Table 2.

Maternal characteristics of the respondents in southern Ethiopia

Maternal characteristics	Category	Weighted Frequency	Weighted Percent
Received prenatal care	Yes	269	82.9
	No	55	17.1
Source of prenatal care	HEW only	81	30.2
	OHP only	78	28.8
	Both HEW and OHP	110	40.9
Place of antenatal care	Home	16	5.9
	Public hospital	23	8.6
	Public health center	157	58.4
	Health post	69	25.6
	Private hospital	4	1.5
Participation in 1–5 group	Yes	50	18.5
	No, member but did not participate	52	19.5
	No, not a member	167	62.0

NGO  nongovernmental organization, HEW  health extension workers, OHP other health professionals