Are health facilities well equipped to provide basic quality childbirth services under the free maternal health policy? Findings from rural Northern Ghana

Table 2 Reasons for use of different health facility for childbirth

Reasons for change of health facility for childbirth	N = 353	%
Was referred by health provider	142	40.2
Childbirth service available	19	5.4
Qualified staff available	12	3.4
Quality services available	38	10.8
Good provider behaviour	2	0.7
Short distance and time	8	2.2
Other	22	6.2
NA (used same facility for pregnancy and childbirth)	110	31.1
Total	353	100

“NA” refers to women who used the same health facility for antenatal care and childbirth and their views captured elsewhere

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