Utilization of institutional delivery service and associated factors in Bench Maji zone, Southwest Ethiopia: community based, cross sectional study

Table 3 Institutional delivery Service Utilization in Bench-Maji Zone, South West, Ethiopia, September 2015

	Frequency (%)
Ever heard about institutional delivery (ID) n = 765
Yes	731 (95.6)
No	34 (4.4)
Source of information about ID n = 731
Health institution/care provider	504 (68.9)
Family/Relatives	75 (10.3)
Radio/TV	128 (17.5)
Other^a	24 (3.3)
Know a health problem that can occur during childbirth n = 731
Yes	592 (81.0)
No	139 (19.0)
Mentioned Problems that can occur during childbirth n = 592
Severe bleeding	425 (71.8)
Obstructed labor	219 (37.0)
Fetal death	305 (51.5)
Maternal death	247 (41.7)
Other^b	14 (2.36)
Place of delivery of the last child n = 765
Institution	599 (78.30)
Home	166 (21.70)
Why they prefer to ID n = 599
Was informed to deliver in HF	492 (82.1)
Faced obstetric problems which forced them to deliver in HF	56 (9.3)
Because previous bad experience	27 (4.5)
Other^c	73 (12.19)
Why they prefer to deliver home n = 132
The labour was going well	83 (62.9)
I feel more comfortable at home	11 (8.3)
It is my usual practice	29 (22.0)
Other^d	14 (10.61)
Problem that occur during last delivery n = 731
No problem faced	695 (95.08)
Some problem faced	36 (4.92)

^aFrom School, didn’t identify the source
^bAnemia, Breach presentation, retained placenta, child suffocation
^cIt is better than home, my usual practice, labor was prolonged at home, was sick that time, better for me and my child safety, husband enforced me, nobody at home to care of me
^dClose attention from relatives & family numbers, No transportation services, Cannot pay for transportation services, my husband’s decision, the labor was suddenly started

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