Table 7 Factors influencing the first delay
| Â | Â | 1stdelay | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Factors | DC (%) | Home (%) | p |
Age | ≤ 25 yrs | 75.8 | 59.8 | 0.003 |
| Â | > 25 yrs | 24.2 | 40.2 | Â |
Education | No education | 25.5 | 28.7 | 0.611 |
| Â | Literate | 74.5 | 71.3 | Â |
Involved in income generation | Yes | 0.6 | 18.3 | 0.001 |
| Â | No | 94.0 | 81.7 | Â |
Husbands education | No education | 27.5 | 25.6 | 0.798 |
| Â | Literate | 72.5 | 74.4 | Â |
Past obstetrical problem | No history of death child | 76.0 | 79.1 | 0.215 |
| Â | History of child death | 24.0 | 20.9 | Â |
ANC visits | <4 ANC visits | 28.2 | 31.1 | 0.621 |
|  | ≥4 ANC visits | 71.8 | 68.9 |  |
Parity | Primiparity | 59.1 | 45.1 | 0.017 |
| Â | Multiparity | 40.9 | 54.9 | Â |
Obstetric complication | Life-threatening | 13.4 | 35.4 | <0.001 |
| Â | Non-life-threatening | 86.6 | 64.6 | Â |
Decision maker | Self | 18.8 | 19.5 | 0.887 |
| Â | Husband and relatives | 81.2 | 80.5 | Â |
| Â | N | 149 | 164 | Â |