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Table 3 Variables related to the perceived need/benefit for receiving quality care
| Variable | Category | n (%) | p value (χ2 test) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure to mass media | |||
| Reading newspapers | Daily | 8(2.6) | 0.017 |
| Sometimes | 75(24.3) | ||
| Never | 226(73.1) | ||
| Listening radio | Daily | 48(15.5) | 0.219 |
| Sometimes | 144(46.6) | ||
| Never | 117(37.9) | ||
| Watching TV | Daily | 13(4.2) | 0.524 |
| Sometimes | 27(8.7) | ||
| Never | 269(87.1) | ||
| Knowledge about complications during deliverya | Knowledgeable | 127 (41.1) | 0.001 |
| Not knowledgeable | 182 (58.9) | ||
| Pregnancy wantedness | Yes | 268 (86.7) | 0.332 |
| No | 41 (13.3) | ||
| ANC use for last pregnancy | Yes | 285 (92.2) | 0.656 |
| No | 24 (7.8) | ||
| Perceived quality of care (ANC/delivery care) | Satisfactory | 255 (85.6) | 0.011 |
| Not satisfactory | 43 (14.9) | ||
| Previous facility delivery | Yes | 125 (40.6) | 0.001 |
| No | 183 (59.4) | ||
| Birth order of last pregnancy | First | 55(17.8) | 0.117 |
| Second | 55(17.8) | ||
| Third | 50(16.2) | ||
| Fourth | 49(15.9) | ||
| Fifth | 45(14.6) | ||
| More than six | 55 (17.8) | ||
| Birth intervalb | Close spacing | 120 (38.8) | 0.004 |
| Medium | 131 (42.4) | ||
| Distant | 58 (18.8) | ||
| Experience of past pregnancy complicationsc | Yes | 113 (36.6) | 0.379 |
| No | 196 (63.4) | ||
| Women’s perception of delivery outcomes of women in her community | Positive | 115 (37.2) | 0.001 |
| Negative | 125 (40.5) | ||
| Mixed | 69 (22.3) | ||
| Perceived threats of home delivery | Threatening | 198 (64.1) | 0.001 |
| Not threatening | 111 (35.9) | ||
