Table 1 Frequencies, percentages, district- and PHCU-level ranges of explanatory factors
Characteristic | Frequency (n = 3727) (%) | District-level range (n = 3) (%) | PHCU-level range (n = 24) (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual factors | ||||
 Education level | ||||
  None | 2068 | (55.5) | 47–68 | 31–73 |
  Primary/secondary/higher | 1659 | (44.5) | 32–53 | 27–69 |
 Occupation | ||||
  Housewife | 2884 | (77.4) | 76–80 | 67–90 |
  Formal occupation | 843 | (22.6) | 21–24 | 10–33 |
 Danger sign awareness | ||||
  Aware of pregnancy danger signs | 2784 | (74.7) | 74–75 | 60–93 |
  Aware of delivery danger signs | 2959 | (79.4) | 78–81 | 67–92 |
  Aware of postpartum signs | 1548 | (41.5) | 40–43 | 29–61 |
 Nurse as information source | ||||
  Health-related informationa | 1543 | (41.4) | 37–47 | 15–53 |
  Birth-related information | 1874 | (50.3) | 45–56 | 18–66 |
 Service use | ||||
  History of ANC usea | 2070 | (56.1) | 50–65 | 21–83 |
  ANC use for last child | 1756 | (47.1) | 38–55 | 26–62 |
  History of delivery care usea | 1165 | (31.6) | 21–43 | 11–51 |
  Delivery care use for last child | 1835 | (49.0) | 35–64 | 19–72 |
 Attitude towards delivery care | ||||
  Unnecessary for experienced women | 239 | (6.5) | 6–7 | 1–16 |
 Assisted delivery modea | 187 | (5.0) | 4–6 | 1–11 |
Household or inter-personal factors | ||||
 Wealthiest household group | 1184 | (31.8) | 15–53 | 6–68 |
 Companion support available | 2907 | (78.0) | 70–86 | 5–53 |
 Involved in decision making | ||||
  About delivery site | 2916 | (78.2) | 76–81 | 54–84 |
  Health-related issues | 2656 | (71.3) | 67–75 | 59–91 |
 Pregnancy planned | 2438 | (66.1) | 56–73 | 42–81 |
 Engaged in birth preparedness and planning | 2520 | (67.6) | 61–72 | 16–52 |
Health system factors | ||||
 Home visit by HEW | 1251 | (33.6) | 23–39 | 7–49 |
 Nearby health facility type/level | ||||
  Hospital/health centre | 1751 | (47.5) | 42–54 | 28–74 |