Table 2. Reproductive and maternity healthcare service characteristics of the study participants in rural Sehala Seyemit district, northern Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 653).

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Parity	1	74	11.3
	2–4	436	66.8
	≥5	143	21.9
Had ANC	Yes	198	30.2
	No	455	69.8
Number of ANC follow-up (n = 198)	<4	191	96.5
	≥4	7	3.5
Birth assistant	HEWs	379	58
	TBA	204	31.3
	Family members	70	10.7
Had postnatal care	Yes	82	12.6
	No	571	87.4
Husband involvement	Involved	363	56.6
	Not involved	290	44.4
History of abortion	Yes	63	9.6
	No	590	90.4
History of neonatal death	Yes	19	2.9
	No	634	97.1
Experienced obstetric danger signs	Yes	119	18.2
	No	534	81.8
Time to the health facility	< 1 hour	326	49.9
	≥ 1 hour	327	50.1
Household decision-making power	Higher	495	75.8
	Lower	158	24.2
Pregnancy status	Planned	573	87.7
	Unplanned	80	12.3