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Table 1 Women’s sociodemographic factors and characteristics by delivery location

From: Factors associated with facility-based delivery in Mayoyao, Ifugao Province, Philippines

 

Home-delivery group

Facility-delivery group

 
 

(n = 197)

(n = 157*)

 

Age of woman (years)

  ≤25

45 (23.3%)

54 (34.6%)

 

  26-30

54 (28.0%)

29 (18.6%)

  ≥31

94 (48.7%)

73 (46.8%)

  Unknown

4

1

p = 0.150a

Parity

  Primipara

27 (13.7%)

60 (38.2%)

p < 0.001b

  Multipara

170 (86.3%)

97 (61.8%)

No. of family members

  1-4

53 (26.9%)

56 (35.7%)

 

  5-7

93 (47.2%)

71 (45.2%)

  ≥8

51 (25.9%)

30 (19.1%)

p = 0.046a

Monthly income per capital

  ≤500 pesos

118 (59.9%)

44 (28.0%)

 

  501-1,000 pesos

41 (20.8%)

36 (22.9%)

  ≥1,000 pesos

38 (19.3%)

77 (49.0%)

p < 0.001a

Household asset score §

  ≤2

76 (50.7%)

28 (18.3%)

 

  3-4

49 (32.7%)

42 (27.5%)

  ≥5

25 (16.7%)

83 (54.2%)

  Unknown

47

4

p < 0.001a

Education level

 Elementary or lower

67 (34.0%)

14 (9.0%)

 

  High school

73 (37.1%)

38 (24.4%)

  Post-high school

57 (28.9%)

104 (66.7%)

  Unknown

0

1

p < 0.001a

Time required to reach the nearest birthing facility

  ≤10 min

38 (19.4%)

79 (50.3%)

 

  11-30 min

65 (33.2%)

57 (36.3%)

  ≥31 min

93 (47.4%)

21 (13.4%)

  Unknown

1

3

p < 0.001a

  1. aCochran-Armitage test. bChi-square test. *Including 144 women who delivered at a hospital, six women who delivered at a RHU/BHS, and seven women who delivered at other facilities, mainly Ifugao provincial hospital.
  2. §Household asset score was calculated by summing each household asset item including radios, televisions, cellular phones, refrigerators, and motorcycles. These items were selected from Philippines Demographic and Health Survey [8].