Table 1 Social-demographic and maternal characteristics of postnatal women (N = 426)
Variable | Category/unit | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Median age (years) (Min, Max) | 26 | 14, 51 |
Age groups | < 25 years | 159 | 37.3 |
25–34 years | 191 | 44.8 | |
≥ 35 | 76 | 17.8 | |
Marital status | Married | 307 | 70.7 |
Divorced | 35 | 8.1 | |
Widowed | 13 | 3.0 | |
Single | 71 | 16.4 | |
Occupation | House wife | 125 | 28.8 |
Government employee | 47 | 10.8 | |
Farmer | 79 | 18.2 | |
Merchant | 59 | 13.6 | |
Daily laborer | 52 | 12.0 | |
Others professions | 64 | 14.7 | |
Level of education | No formal education | 64 | 14.7 |
Primary school | 132 | 30.4 | |
Secondary school | 168 | 38.7 | |
College and above | 62 | 14.3 | |
Smoking status | Yes | 5 | 1.2 |
No | 421 | 98.8 | |
Drinking status | Yes | 71 | 16.7 |
No | 355 | 83.3 | |
Comorbidities | Hypertension | 35 | 8.2 |
Diabetes | 13 | 3.1 | |
Hemorrhage | 12 | 2.8 | |
Pre-eclampsia | 39 | 9.2 | |
Use of herbal medicine during pregnancy | Yes | 26 | 6.1 |
No | 400 | 93.9 | |
Attending to TBA during pregnancy | Yes | 21 | 4.9 |
No | 399 | 93.7 | |
Distance (Home to HCF) (f, %) | Less than 3 km | 203 | 47.8 |
About 3 to 5 km | 179 | 42.1 | |
More than 5 km | 43 | 10.1 | |
Transport options (Multiple response allowed) (f, %) | By Motorbike | 167 | 39.2 |
By Car | 117 | 27.5 | |
On foot | 157 | 36.9 | |
Estimated time in minutes to ANC by motorbike (n = 167) | < 30 min | 99 | 59.3 |
30–60 min | 58 | 34.7 | |
> 60 min | 10 | 6.0 | |
Estimated time in minutes to ANC by Car (n = 117) | < 30 min | 39 | 33.3 |
30–60 min | 69 | 59.0 | |
> 60 min | 9 | 7.7 | |
Estimated time in minutes to ANC on foot (n = 157) | < 30 min | 8 | 5.1 |
30–60 min | 60 | 38.2 | |
> 60 min | 89 | 56.7 | |
Availability of ANC support person | Yes | 333 | 78.4 |
No | 92 | 21.6 | |
The ANC support person (n = 333) | Husband | 124 | 37.3 |
Mother | 97 | 29.2 | |
Mother in -law | 28 | 8.4 | |
Sister | 44 | 13.3 | |
Auntie | 17 | 5.1 | |
Other people. | 22 | 6.6 |