Figure 1.2: Respondents on place of delivery The figure 1 above demonstrate that the most of respondents about 39 (78%) were delivered at home and only 11 (22 %) used hospital during their delivery and no one indicated to deliver in dispensary or to the TBA’s houses. Figure 1.3: Persons who Manage Deliveries At Home (n =39) The figure above indicate that high rate of respondents about 34 (87%) assisted by TBA’s during delivery while 5 (12%) assisted by skilled personal or health personal and no any respondents assisted by traditional healers. 1.20: Respondents on Why Delivered at Home? (n =39=category Frequency Relative frequency% Delaying in decision making 3 4.8 Transport problems 7 11 No any problem lead to hospital delivery 16 25.4 Sudden of labor 14 22.2 Distance from home to health facility 1 1.6 Needs family support 5 8 Behaviors of home delivery 9 14.2 Don’t afford cost of home delivery 4 6.3 Availability of TBA’s 2 3.2 Afraid hospital delivery 2 3.2 Total 63 100 The table above indicate that respondents have several reasons that hinder them to have hospital delivery as 16 (25.4 %) no problems which lead to deliver in hospital, 14 (22.2%) have sudden onset of labor which not able to reach hospital before
Figure 1.2: Respondents on place of delivery The figure 1 above demonstrate that the most of respondents about 39 (78%) were delivered at home and only 11 (22 %) used hospital during their delivery and no one indicated to deliver in dispensary or to the TBA’s houses. Figure 1.3: Persons who Manage Deliveries At Home (n =39) The figure above indicate that high rate of respondents about 34 (87%) assisted by TBA’s during delivery while 5 (12%) assisted by skilled personal or health personal and no any respondents assisted by traditional healers. 1.20: Respondents on Why Delivered at Home? (n =39=category Frequency Relative frequency% Delaying in decision making 3 4.8 Transport problems 7 11 No any problem lead to hospital delivery 16 25.4 Sudden of labor 14 22.2 Distance from home to health facility 1 1.6 Needs family support 5 8 Behaviors of home delivery 9 14.2 Don’t afford cost of home delivery 4 6.3 Availability of TBA’s 2 3.2 Afraid hospital delivery 2 3.2 Total 63 100 The table above indicate that respondents have several reasons that hinder them to have hospital delivery as 16 (25.4 %) no problems which lead to deliver in hospital, 14 (22.2%) have sudden onset of labor which not able to reach hospital before
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