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Table 2 Percent distribution of women, five years preceding the survey, having deliveries at home

From: Correlates of preferences for home or hospital confinement in Pakistan: evidence from a national survey

Characteristics

Reasons for delivering at home

N

A (n=1359)

B (n=109)

C (n=277)

D (n=1491)

E (n=340)

Residence

x 2 =40.227*

     

Urban

29.2

2.7

7.7

46.5

13.8

702

Rural

40.2

3.1

7.8

40.5

8.4

2874

Region

x2=221.406*

     

Punjab

35.3

1.8

5.9

48.7

8.3

2024

Sindh

49.6

2.6

5.6

32.8

9.4

774

KP

31.2

6.6

13.7

35.5

13.1

564

Baluchistan

39.7

7.5

17.3

23.8

11.7

214

Economic Status

x2=308.721*

     

Poor

49.1

3.1

7.3

33.9

6.6

2020

Middle

31.7

2.3

8.4

46.9

10.7

738

Rich

15.9

3.6

8.3

56.6

15.6

808

Birth Order

x2=53.158*

     

1–2

30.9

3.9

8.0

47.4

9.8

1033

3–4

36.0

3.2

7.5

42.9

10.4

1023

5 and Above

44.2

2.4

7.7

36.9

8.7

1520

Total (%)

38.0

3.1

7.8

41.7

9.5

100.0

  1. (A) Cost too much; (B) Facility too far; (C) Not customary; (D) Not necessary; (E) Facility closed * 5% level of significance.