Prevalence of Early Postnatal-Care Service Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Mothers in Hawassa Zuria District, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Health-care provider and facility-related factors affecting utilization of EPNC in Hawassa Zuria district, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia 2020.

Variables	Categories	Frequencies	Percent
Time taken to reach health facility	<30 minutes	179	55.9
	30 min–1 hour	118	36.9
	>1 hour	23	7.2
Place of delivery	Health facility	285	89.1
	Home	35	10.9
Appointed by health professionals for EPNC (n = 285)	Yes	136	47.7
	No	149	52.3
Time of stay at health facility after delivery (n = 285)	≥24 hours	138	48.4
	<24 hours	147	51.6
Reasons for not using EPNC services	Lack of information	90	40.0
	Lack of time	70	31.0
	Unwanted pregnancy	35	15.6
	Far health facility	30	13.4