Table 3.

Service-related characteristics of early postnatal care services usage among postnatal women in Wolkite town, Gurage zone, southeast Ethiopia, 2021 (n=301)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Means of transportation	Foot	190	63.1
	Vehicles	111	36.9
Decision-maker on maternity care	Herself	141	46.8
	Husband	49	16.3
	Joint decision	111	36.9
Getting help for health services	Husband	228	75.7
	Relatives	65	21.6
	Families	8	2.7
Maternity waiting room	Yes	90	29.9
	No	211	70.1
Duration of stay (n=90)	Less than 1 week	50	55.6
	For 1 week	40	44.4

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