Table 4.
Patterns of the three delays for maternal health care among mothers admitted to public hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, 2020 (N = 264).
| Variable | Case | Control | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Mode of admission | |||
| Self | 45(51.1) | 144(81.8) | 189(71.6) |
| Refer to other health facilities | 43(48.9) | 32(18.2) | 75(28.4) |
| Responsible for decision making | |||
| Self | 55(62.5) | 97(55.1) | 152(57.6) |
| Husband | 27(30.7) | 75(42.6) | 102(38.6) |
| Relatives | 6(6.8) | 4(2.3) | 10(3.8) |
| Delay to decide to come to the hospital | |||
| Yes | 34(38.6) | 37(21.0) | 92(34.8) |
| No | 54(61.4) | 139(79.0) | 172(65.2) |
| Reason for delay in decision making to come to the hospital | |||
| Underestimating the severity of the condition | 13(23.6) | 14(37.8) | 27(29.3) |
| Failure to understand the problem | 35(63.6) | 4(10.8) | 39(42.4) |
| Bad experience with health facilities | 6(10.9) | 8(21.6) | 14(15.2) |
| Lack of decision to go to the health facility | 1(1.8) | 9(24.3) | 10(10.9) |
| Believed that God was in control | 0(0) | 2(5.4) | 2(2.2) |
| Means of transportation | |||
| Ambulance | 54(61.4) | 39(22.2) | 93(35.2) |
| Public transport | 23(26.1) | 114(64.8) | 137(51.9) |
| Private transport | 11(12.5) | 23(13.1) | 34(12.9) |
| Once you decide to go to the hospital, did you go striate away | |||
| Yes | 62(70.5) | 161(91.5) | 223(84.5) |
| No | 26(29.5) | 15(8.5) | 41(15.5) |
| A reason not to go straight away to the hospital | |||
| Lack of transport | 16(61.5) | 12(80.0) | 28(68.2) |
| Lack of money for transport | 4(15.4) | 0(0) | 4(9.8) |
| Bad road condition | 6(23.1) | 3(20.0) | 9(22.0) |
| Time is taken to reach the health facility | |||
| ≤ 10 KM | 20(22.7) | 137(77.8) | 157(59.5) |
| >10KM | 68(77.3) | 39(22.2) | 107(40.5) |
| The time you wait to get the health provider at the health facility | |||
| ≤ 30 min | 80(90.9) | 174(98.9) | 254(69.2) |
| >30 min | 8(9.1) | 2(1.1) | 10(3.8) |
| Type of problem you faced in the hospital | |||
| Delay in making the diagnosis | 3(3.4) | 6(3.4) | 9(3.4) |
| No assessment by the senior health care provider | 2(2.3) | 3(1.7) | 5(1.9) |
| Lack of supply and equipment | 2(2.3) | 17(9.7) | 19(7.2) |
| Poor monitoring of patients | 10(11.4) | 19(10.8) | 29(11) |
| No problem faced | 71(80.7) | 131(74.4) | 202(76.5) |