Factors Influencing Birth Preparedness in Rapti Municipality of Chitwan, Nepal

Table 3

Experiences, knowledge, and satisfaction with service provider during delivery by respondents ().

Characteristics	Number ()	Percent (%)
Final decision-maker ()
Self	49	29.7
Jointly	102	61.8
Family members/relatives	14	8.5
Know about place for delivery ()	155	93.9
Delivery place ()
Home	61	37.0
Health institution	104	63.0
Attendant during home delivery()
Health workers	2	3.2
Non-health workers	61	96.8
Had complications during pregnancy and delivery	71	43.0
Types of complications ()
Severe headache	1	1.4
Vaginal bleeding/severe abdominal pain	38	53.5
Blurring vision	1	1.4
Swollen hands and feet	10	14.1
Labor lasting more than 12 hours	21	29.6
Availability of health workers at nearest health facility ()
Sometimes	72	43.6
Always	73	44.2
Do not know	20	12.1
Perception of services in a health facility ()
Good	66	40
Average	80	48.5
Do not know	19	11.5
Availability of drugs and equipment ()
Sometimes	69	41.8
Always	74	44.8
No	2	1.2
Do not know	20	12.1
Sufficiency of physical infrastructure ()
Sufficient	84	50.9
Insufficient	62	37.6
Do not know	19	11.5
Satisfaction with care and respect provided ()
Often satisfactory	54	32.7
Satisfactory	90	54.6
Not satisfied/do not know	21	12.7