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Table 3 Environmental, clinical, and behavioral factors of the respondents in Debre Birhan town, North Shoa, Ethiopia 2015 (n = 390)

From: Determinants of postnatal care utilization in urban community among women in Debre Birhan Town, Northern Shewa, Ethiopia

Name of the variable

Frequency

Percent (%)

p value

Place of delivery

 Home delivery

36

9.2

0

 Institutional delivery

354

90.8

0

 Is it easy to get PNC services?

333

85.40%

0

Distance from health institution (meter)

 < 500

92

23.6

0.924

 500–2000

219

56.2

0.0000

 > 2000

79

20.3

0.0000

 ANC follow-up

358

91.8

0.0000

Mode of delivery

  

0.8570

 Spontaneous delivery

341

87.4

0.0000

 Cesarean section

23

5.9

0.578

 Instrumental delivery

26

6.7

0.9980

 Presence of cultural reason for not to go for PNC services

84

21.5

0.001

Number of visits they know for PNC service

 Once

126

32.6

0.995

 Two to four

54

13.8

0.994

 Four and above

143

36.7

0.0000