Table 4 Referral, prior plan for facility birth, and complications during delivery among women in Kersa district, eastern Ethiopia, 2017
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Referral to a higher facility (n = 397) | ||
 Yes | 46 | 11.6 |
 No | 351 | 88.4 |
Prior plan for health facility delivery (n = 397) | ||
 Yes | 317 | 79.8 |
 No | 73 | 18.4 |
 Don’t know | 7 | 1.8 |
Presence of complication during delivery (n = 1294) | ||
 Yes | 94 | 7.3 |
 No | 1197 | 92.5 |
 Don’t know | 3 | 0.2 |
Type of complications during delivery* (n = 94) | ||
 Severe bleeding | 28 | 29.8 |
 Severe headache | 25 | 26.6 |
 Convulsions | 8 | 8.5 |
 High fever | 12 | 12.8 |
 Loss of consciousness | 13 | 13.8 |
 Labour lasting > 12 h | 34 | 36.2 |
 Placenta not delivered 30 min after the baby | 14 | 14.9 |
 Other (abdominal pain and severe vomiting) | 2 | 2.1 |
Place where complication developed (n = 94) | ||
 Home | 63 | 67.1 |
 Health facility | 29 | 30.9 |
 On the way to a health facility | 2 | 2.1 |
Sought assistance for complication during delivery (n = 94) | ||
 No | 35 | 37.2 |
 Yes | 59 | 62.8 |
Future choice of delivery (n = 1294) | ||
 Health facility | 764 | 59.0 |
 Home | 364 | 28.1 |
 No plan for pregnancy | 166 | 12.8 |
Recommend facility delivery to friends (n = 397) | ||
 Yes | 307 | 77.3 |
 No | 90 | 22.7 |