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. 2021 Jul 12;21:504. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03971-7

Table 3.

Prevalence of cultural malpractices during labor and delivery and associated factors among women who had at least one history of childbirth in selected Zones of the Amhara region, North West Ethiopia, 2020

Variables Frequency Percent 95% CI
Lower Upper
Place of delivery
 Health facility 581 68.8 65.6 71.7
 Home 264 31.2 28.3 34.4
Food taboo during L&D
 Yes 162 19.2 16.3 22.1
 No 683 80.8 77.9 83.7
Abdominal massage during L&D
 Yes 77 9.1 7.3 11.0
 No 768 90.9 89.0 92.7