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Table 3 Bivariate logistic regression analysis of maternal social support and health facility delivery in southwest Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 3304)

From: Maternal social support and health facility delivery in Southwest Ethiopia

 

Health facility delivery

Domains of Social support

No (N = 1755)

N (%)

Yes (N = 1549)

N (%)

P.value

Perceived social supports

Perceived women had someone to help during childbirth

No

Yes

575 (50.9)

1180(54.3)

555 (49.1)

994(45.7)

0.064

Relationship to perceived source of help

Partner/family

No

Yes

701(38.9)

100(18.6)

1103(61.1)

439(81.4)

0.001

Relatives

No

Yes

700(39.1)

101(18.3)

1090(60.9)

452(81.7)

0.001

Friends

No

Yes

1356(52.5)

399(55.5)

1229(47.5)

320(44.5)

0.149

Health workers

No

Yes

1227(52.2)

528(55.3)

1123(47.8)

426(44.7)

0.102

Functional supports/received supports

Practical support with routine tasks

No

Yes

1486(54.8)

269(45.3)

1224(45.2)

325(57.7)

0.001

Accompanied in last childbirth

No

Yes

911(61.6)

269(45.3)

568(38.4)

325(54.7)

0.001

Emotional support

No

Yes

563(51.4)

1192(54.0)

532(48.6)

1017(46.0)

0.168

Material support

No

Yes

1079(52.1)

676(54.8)

992(47.9)

557(45.2)

0.129

Informational support

No

Yes

294(51.8)

1461(53.4)

274(48.2)

1275(46.6)

0.477

Size of received supports

[mean(±SD)]

 

0.5(0.2)

0.6 (0.2)

0.001

Continuous support[mean(±SD)]

 

0.3(0.2)

0.4( 0.2)

0.001

Structural supports/Relationship with supporters

Partner/family members

No

Yes

1625(53.9)

130(44.7)

1388(46.1)

161(55.3)

0.002

Relatives/siblings

No

Yes

1557(54.4)

198(44.8)

1305(45.6)

244(55.2)

0.001

Friends/neighbors

No

Yes

1617(54.4)

138(41.7)

1356(45.6)

193(58.3)

0.001

Health workers

No

Yes

895(52.0)

860(54.4)

827(48.0)

722(45.6)

0.711

Density of ties [mean (±SD)]

 

0.4(0.2)

0.4(0.2)

0.230