Table 2. Distribution of personal characteristics of the deceased women by delay factor in Ethiopia, 2021.
| Variable/Category | Delay factors | Total | Significant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delay one(n = 1635) (%) | Delay two(n = 1251) (%) | Delay three(n = 1644) (%) | |||
| Age group | |||||
| 10_19 | 110(42.6) | 65(25.2) | 83(32.2) | 258 | |
| 20_29 | 781(35.4) | 596(27.0) | 827(37.5) | 2204 | |
| 30_39 | 649(35.7) | 507(27.9) | 660(36.3) | 1816 | 0.052 |
| 40_49 | 95(37.7) | 83(32.9) | 74(29.4) | 252 | |
| Residence area | |||||
| Urban | 156(22.2) | 210(29.9) | 336(47.9) | 702 | 0.001 |
| Rural | 1479(38.6) | 1041(27.2) | 1308(34.2) | 3828 | |
| Regional residence | |||||
| Emerging | 86(39.6) | 63(29.0) | 68(31.3) | 217 | |
| City Administration | 148(28.0) | 127(24.0) | 254(48.0) | 529 | 0.001 |
| Agrarian | 1401(37.0) | 1061(28.0) | 1322(34.9) | 3784 | |
| Place of death | |||||
| On transit | 209(34.2) | 226(36.9) | 177(28.9) | 612 | |
| Home | 529(66.8) | 188(23.7) | 75(9.5) | 792 | 0.001 |
| Health facility | 897(28.7) | 837(26.8) | 1392(44.5) | 3126 | |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Unmarried | 124(42.2) | 80(27.2) | 90(30.6) | 294 | 0.049 |
| Married | 1511(35.7) | 1171(27.6) | 1554(26.7) | 4236 | |
| Religion | |||||
| Traditional | 19(54.3) | 11(31.4) | 5(14.3) | 35 | |
| Muslim | 649(38.4) | 381(22.5) | 661(39.1) | 1691 | 0.001 |
| Christian | 967(34.5) | 859(30.6) | 978(34.9) | 2804 | |
| Educational status | |||||
| Secondary and above | 80(20.2) | 124(31.3) | 192(48.5) | 396 | |
| Primary | 185(38.4) | 131(27.2) | 166(34.4) | 482 | 0.001 |
| Illiterate | 1370(37.5) | 996(27.3) | 1286(35.2) | 3652 | |
| Parity | |||||
| 0–1 | 443(38.4) | 325(28.2) | 385(33.4) | 1153 | |
| 2_4 | 654(36.4) | 484(26.9) | 660(36.7) | 1798 | 0.091 |
| ≥5 | 538(34.1) | 442(28.0) | 599(37.9) | 1579 | |
| History of ANC follow up | |||||
| Yes | 461(30.5) | 492(32.5) | 559(37.0) | 1512 | 0.001 |
| No | 1174(38.4) | 759(25.2) | 1085(36.0) | 3018 | |
| Time of death | |||||
| Antepartum | 34(41.0) | 30(36.1) | 19(22.9) | 83 | |
| Intrapartum | 456(36.8) | 360(29.1) | 422(34.1) | 238 | 0.019 |
| Post-Partum | 1145(35.7) | 861(26.8) | 1203(37.5) | 3209 | |