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Table 4 Association between place of delivery and health system factors

From: Predictors for health facility delivery in Busia district of Uganda: a cross sectional study

Characteristic

Health facility n(%)

Non health Facility n(%)

Crude odds ratio (95% CI)

Distance to nearest health facility with facilities for delivery

0–3 Kilometres

192 (49)

202 (51)

1.9 (1.2–3.1)

>3 Kilometres

35 (33)

71 (67)

1.0

Time taken to nearest health unit with facilities for delivery

> 2 hours

42 (41)

61 (59)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

0–2 hours

185 (47)

212 (53)

1.0

Had access to transport (money or transport means at home at the time of time of delivery)

Yes

126 (37)

214 (63)

2.9 (1.9–4.4)

No

101 (63)

59 (37)

1.0

The nearest maternity facility has adequate supply of drugs

Disagrees

127 (43)

168 (57)

0.8 (0.6–1.2)

Agrees

100 (49)

105 (51)

1.0

The nearest maternity facility has adequate number of health workers

Disagrees

124 (43)

167 (57)

0.8 (0.5–1.1)

Agrees

103 (49)

106 (51)

1.0

Satisfaction with the privacy at the nearest maternity facility

Not satisfied

139 (45)

167 (55)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

Satisfied

88 (45)

106 (55)

1.0

The cost of delivery at the nearest maternity facility is

Free

51 (41)

74 (59)

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

Affordable

56 (57)

43 (43)

1.7 (1.0–2.8)

Not affordable

120 (44)

156 (56)

1.0