Table 3 Birth preparedness of women during their last pregnancy in Tigray region, Ethiopia, 2015
Preparedness made for last pregnancy (n = 583) | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Money | 342(58.7) |
Transport | 248(42.5) |
Food | 562(96.4) |
Identified companion | 105(18.0) |
Identified place of birth | 242(41.5) |
Prepared clean materials for delivery | 243(41.7) |
Identified someone for blood donation | 42(7.2) |
Plan for birth assistant (n = 583) | |
Health professional (nurse, midwives and doctors) | 567(97.3) |
HEW | 16(2.7) |
Others (TTBA, mother, mother-in-law and HDA) | 14(2.3) |
Plan for place of birth(n = 563) | |
home | 8(1.4) |
Government hospital | 120(21.3) |
Health center | 417(74.1) |
Health post | 14(2.5) |
Others (NGO health facility and Private hospital) | 4(0.8) |
Decision on place of birth (n = 563) | |
Self | 510(90.6) |
husband | 96(17.1) |
mother | 24(4.3) |
Mother-in-law | 20(3.6) |
grandmother | 6(1.1) |
HEW | 77(13.7) |
Women development army | 16(2.8) |
Health professionals | 87(15.5) |