Research Article
Predictors and Utilization of Health Institution Services for Childbirth among Mothers in a Southern Nigerian City
Table 2
Predictors of health facility delivery.
| Characteristics | Delivered in health facility | Delivered outside health facility | χ2 | Df | p value |
| Religion | Christian | 209 | 195 | 0.021 | 2 | 0.990 | Muslim | 8 | 8 | Traditional African Religion | 1 | 1 | Total | 218 | 204 |
| Marital status | Single | 120 | 141 | 12.068 | 3 | 0.007 | Married | 83 | 59 | Divorced/separated | 8 | 3 | Cohabiting | 7 | 1 | Total | 218 | 204 |
| Education | Postsecondary | 102 | 115 | 6.326 | 2 | 0.042 | Secondary school | 102 | 84 | Primary school | 14 | 5 | Total | 218 | 204 |
| Employment status | Employed | 100 | 98 | 4.446 | 3 | 0.217 | Self-employed | 78 | 79 | Unemployed | 42 | 25 | Total | 218 | 204 |
| Educational level of partner | Postsecondary | 139 | 131 | 0.143 | 2 | 0.931 | Secondary school | 76 | 71 | Primary school | 3 | 2 | Total | 218 | 204 |
| Occupation of partner | Farmer | 55 | 67 | 11.539 | 3 | 0.009 | Daily laborer | 30 | 24 | Businessman | 47 | 21 | Civil servant | 86 | 92 | Total | 218 | 204 |
| Health facility accessibility | Health facility accessible | 211 | 197 | 0.016 | 1 | 0.899 | Health facility not accessible | 7 | 7 | Total | 218 | 204 |
| Family size | One–three | 141 | 127 | 11.668 | 4 | 0.020 | Two–four | 49 | 65 | Five–seven | 24 | 8 | Eight–eleven | 3 | 4 | More than eleven | 1 | 0 | Total | 218 | 204 |
| ANC attendance | Attended ANC | 194 | 184 | 0.164 | 1 | 0.686 | Did not attend ANC | 24 | 20 | Total | 218 | 204 |
| Number of pregnancies in the last five years | One | 76 | 60 | 1.567 | 2 | 0.457 | Two | 121 | 119 | Three | 21 | 24 | Total | 218 | 203 |
| Age of respondents | 15–20 years | 57 | 59 | 10.683 | 6 | 0.099 | 21–25 years | 47 | 45 | 26–30 years | 34 | 49 | 31–35 years | 32 | 26 | 36–40 years | 21 | 13 | 41–45 years | 19 | 9 | 46–49 years | 8 | 3 | Total | 218 | 204 |
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