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Table 1 Percentage distribution of respondents by background characteristics and place of delivery (N = 274)

From: Women’s social networks and use of facility delivery services for uncomplicated births in North West Ethiopia: a community-based case-control study

Background characteristics

Home delivery

n (%)

Facility delivery n (%)

Total N(%)

Age

 18–23

28 (44.4)

35 (55.6)

63 (22.3)

 24–29

67 (53.2)

59 (46.8)

126 (46)

  > =30 years

45 (52.9)

40 (47.1)

85 (31)

Residence

 Rural

119 (57.8)

87 (42.2)

206 (75.2)

 Urban

21 (30.9)

47 (69.1)

68 (24.8)

Educational status

 No education

96 (55.8)

76 (44.2)

172 (62.8)

 Primary (1–8)

42 (58.3)

30 (41.7)

72 (26.3)

 Secondary & above (> = 9)

2 (6.7)

28 (93.3)

30 (10.9)

Husband’s Literacy status

 Illiterate

78 (65.2)

44 (34.8)

122 (43.1)

 Literate

62 (40.8)

90 (59.2)

152 (56.9)

Parity

 1–2 children

64 (48.9)

67 (51.7)

131 (47.8)

 3–4 children

60 (56.6)

46 (43.4)

106 (38.7)

  > =5 children

16 (43.2)

21 (56.8)

37 (13.5)

ANC use

 No

43 (70.5)

18 (29.5)

61 (22.3)

 Yes

97 (45.5)

116 (54.5)

213 (77.7)

Knowledge of obstetric complications

 Limited knowledge

51 (62.2)

31 (37.8)

82 (29.6)

 Better knowledge

89 (46.4)

103 (53.6)

192 (70.1)

Autonomy with household decisions

 Limited participation

10 (58.5)

7 (41.2)

17 (6.2)

 Had participation

130 (50.6)

127 (49.4)

257 (93.8)

Total

140 (51.1)

134 (48.9)

274(100)