Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical Characteristics
| Â | Number | Percent | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age Category n = 8096 | ||||
  ≤ 20 | 1063 | 13.1% | 12.4 | 13.9 |
 21-34 | 5571 | 68.8% | 67.8 | 69.8 |
  ≥ 35 | 1462 | 18.1% | 17.2 | 18.9 |
Marital Status n = 7788 | ||||
 Married | 3994 | 51.3% | 50.2 | 52.4 |
 Married/Cohabiting | 2176 | 27.9% | 27 | 29 |
 Divorced/Separated | 128 | 1.6% | 1.4 | 2 |
 Widowed | 280 | 3.6% | 3.2 | 4 |
 Single | 1210 | 15.5% | 14.7 | 16.4 |
Level of Education n = 3887 | ||||
 Primary | 2966 | 76.3% | 74.9 | 77.6 |
 Secondary | 812 | 20.9% | 19.6 | 22.2 |
 Post-secondary | 73 | 1.9% | 1.5 | 2.4 |
 None | 36 | 0.9% | 0.7 | 1.3 |
ANC attendance (at least one visit) n = 7387 | ||||
 Yes | 7140 | 96.7% | 96.2 | 97.1 |
 No | 247 | 3.3% | 3 | 3.8 |
Gestation month at first ANC visit n = 6696 | ||||
 1-3 | 945 | 14.1% | 13.3 | 15 |
 4-6 | 4882 | 72.9% | 71.8 | 74 |
 7-9 | 869 | 13.0% | 12.3 | 13.8 |
Number of ANC visits made n = 6332 | ||||
 1 | 231 | 3.7% | 3.2 | 4.2 |
 2 | 866 | 13.7% | 12.8 | 14.6 |
 3 | 1957 | 30.9% | 29.8 | 32.1 |
 4 | 1905 | 30.1% | 29 | 31.2 |
 5 | 868 | 13.7% | 12.9 | 14.6 |
  ≥ 6 | 505 | 8.0% | 6.9 | 9.3 |
Source of ANC n = 7119 | ||||
 Government Dispensary | 2014 | 28.3% | 27.3 | 29.4 |
 Government Health Centre | 2583 | 36.4% | 35.2 | 37.4 |
 Government Hospital | 1703 | 23.9% | 22.9 | 24.9 |
 Mission Hospital | 534 | 7.5% | 6.9 | 8.1 |
 Private Clinic/Hospital | 236 | 3.3% | 2.9 | 3.8 |
 Nursing/Maternity Home | 7 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.2 |
 Home | 36 | 0.5% | 0.4 | 0.7 |
 Others | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.2 |
ANC service provider n = 7140 | ||||
 Doctor | 651 | 9.1% | 8.5 | 9.8 |
 Nurse/Midwife | 6351 | 89.0% | 88.2 | 90 |
 Community health workers | 41 | 0.6% | 0.4 | 0.8 |
 Traditional birth attendant | 52 | 0.7% | 0.6 | 1 |
 Others | 45 | 0.6% | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Birthplace n = 8259 | ||||
 Government Dispensary | 529 | 6.4% | 5.9 | 7 |
 Government Health Centre | 1038 | 12.6% | 11.9 | 13.3 |
 Government Hospital | 1807 | 21.9% | 21 | 22.8 |
 Mission Hospital | 405 | 4.9% | 4.4 | 5.4 |
 Private Clinic/Hospital | 211 | 2.6% | 2.2 | 2.9 |
 Nursing/Maternity Home | 38 | 0.5% | 0.3 | 0.6 |
 Home Delivery | 3970 | 48.1% | 47 | 49.1 |
 En route to Health facility | 261 | 3.2% | 2.8 | 3.6 |
Birth Assistants n = 8257 | ||||
 Doctor | 574 | 7.0% | 6.4 | 7.5 |
 First Nurse then doctor | 547 | 6.6% | 6.1 | 7.2 |
 Nurse/midwife | 3202 | 38.8% | 37.7 | 39.8 |
 Community Health Worker (CHW) | 1008 | 12.2% | 11.5 | 12.9 |
 Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) | 1610 | 19.5% | 18.7 | 20.4 |
 Others(relatives, friends, neighbours, self) | 1316 | 15.9% | 15.2 | 16.8 |
After delivery service (Following HF delivery) n = 4028 | ||||
 Postnatal care | 2554 | 63.4% | 61.9 | 64.9 |
 FP counselling | 1349 | 33.5% | 32 | 35 |
 Assessment of newborn | 2373 | 58.9% | 57.4 | 60.4 |
Newborn HF check-up following home delivery n = 2693 | ||||
 Same day | 8 | 0.3% |  |  |
 day one | 43 | 1.6% |  |  |
 day two | 62 | 2.3% |  |  |
 day 3 | 75 | 2.8% |  |  |
 day 4 | 61 | 2.3% |  |  |
 day 5 | 39 | 1.5% |  |  |
 day 6 | 43 | 1.6% |  |  |
 day 7 | 423 | 15.7% |  |  |
  ≥ 8 | 1939 | 72.0% |  |  |