Table 3.

Non-pharmacologic labor pain relief methods provided at Harari regional state public health facilities, 2021 (n = 464)

Variable	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Labor pain relief methods provided in the past month (n = 464)	Yes	364	78.4
	No	100	21.6
Pain relief methods utilized (n = 364)	Only non-pharmacologic	128	35.2
	Non-pharmacologic with others	204	56
	Only pharmacologic	32	8.8
Utilized non- pharmacologic labor pain methods (n = 332)
Psychotherapy	Yes	260	78.3
	No	72	21.7
Allow the mother to ambulate	Yes	184	55.4
	No	148	44.6
Massage the back	Yes	228	68.7
	No	104	31.3
Allow vertical positioning	Yes	40	12
	No	292	88
Show how to bear down	Yes	40	12
	No	292	88
Allow her choice	Yes	20	6
	No	312	94
Hot compress	Yes	24	7.2
	No	308	92.8
Music therapy	Yes	56	16.9
	No	276	83.1