Percentage of mothers according to reasons for preferring home delivery and barriers of delivering at a health facility, Madhupur 2019
| Reasons for preferring home delivery* (n = 291) | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Feel comfortable at home as there are relatives to support and privacy is maintained | 143 | 49.1 |
| Lack of money: home delivery is inexpensive | 148 | 51.0 |
| At home, there is no need to fear surgery or unnecessary CS, or injection | 80 | 27.5 |
| Choice of husband/family members | 44 | 15.2 |
| Delivery assisted by a female | 32 | 11.2 |
| Can return to household chores early | 25 | 8.6 |
| Preferred because there was no complication | 29 | 10.0 |
| Don't know where to go for delivery | 27 | 9.3 |
| Others | 17 | 5.8 |
| Major barriers of delivering at a health facility* (n = 291) | ||
| Poor communication | 31 | 10.7 |
| Too far | 22 | 7.6 |
| Unnecessary cesarean | 86 | 29.6 |
| Family members discourage | 127 | 43.6 |
| Lack of female service provider | 52 | 17.9 |
| Expensive | 157 | 54.0 |
| Poor quality of service | 80 | 27.6 |
| Lack of knowledge about delivery care in health facility | 54 | 18.6 |
| Others | 9 | 3.1 |
| Reasons for preferring home delivery* ( | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Feel comfortable at home as there are relatives to support and privacy is maintained | 143 | 49.1 |
| Lack of money: home delivery is inexpensive | 148 | 51.0 |
| At home, there is no need to fear surgery or unnecessary CS, or injection | 80 | 27.5 |
| Choice of husband/family members | 44 | 15.2 |
| Delivery assisted by a female | 32 | 11.2 |
| Can return to household chores early | 25 | 8.6 |
| Preferred because there was no complication | 29 | 10.0 |
| Don't know where to go for delivery | 27 | 9.3 |
| Others | 17 | 5.8 |
| Poor communication | 31 | 10.7 |
| Too far | 22 | 7.6 |
| Unnecessary cesarean | 86 | 29.6 |
| Family members discourage | 127 | 43.6 |
| Lack of female service provider | 52 | 17.9 |
| Expensive | 157 | 54.0 |
| Poor quality of service | 80 | 27.6 |
| Lack of knowledge about delivery care in health facility | 54 | 18.6 |
| Others | 9 | 3.1 |
Note(s): *Involved with multiple responses