(PHCII) - MMH/MMS

Table 12: Relationship between age and place of delivery (n = 400)
Place of delivery Total
Age in years Health unit Home n
16 - 24 58 (51.33%) 55 (48.67%) 113 (100%)
25-35 91 (45.05%) 111 (54.95%) 202 (100%)
36-49 43 (50.59%) 42 (49.41%) 85 (100%)
Total 192 (48%) 208 (52%) 400 (100%)
The table shows that women aged between 25 - 35 years, majority 111(54.95%) had their
deliveries at home and women aged between 36 - 49 42(49.45%) had their deliveries at
home also, while women aged 16 - 24 years 58(51.33%) had their confinement in
hospital. This indicates that age influences place of delivery, as the older the woman
becomes the higher the chances of delivering at home.
Table 13: Reasons given by mothers who had home delivery (n = 208)
Reasons Number of respondents
Sudden onset of labour 106 (50.96%)
Clients preference 48 (23.08%)
No health unit around (distance) 12 (5.77%)
High costs 11 (5.29%)
Presence of other attendants e.g TBAs, relatives 8 (3.85%)
Others 23 (11.06%)
Total 208 (100%)
The above table shows that more than a half 106 (50.96%) of mothers who had home
delivery had a sudden onset of labour, whereas 48(23.08%) preferred themselves to
deliver at home. This indicates that these women who had sudden onset of labour could
also be due to low knowledge on signs and symptoms of labour.
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