Table 4

Adolescent mothers and adult mothers delivery practices

Adolescent mothers
 Adult mothers¥

Characteristics
 n = 442
 %
 n = 320
 %
 OR
 95% CI
Assistance during delivery (n = 761)





     Doctor
 57
 (12.9)
 41
 (12.8)
 1.05
 0.68–1.63
     Nurse aide
 31
 (7.0)
 18
 (5.6)
 1.30
 0.71–2.38
     TBA
 19
 (4.3)
 18
 (5.6)
 0.80
 0.41–1.55
     Relative/friend/Others
 45
 (10.2)
 25
 (7.8)
 1.36
 0.81–2.28
     Midwife/nurse (base outcome)
 289
 (65.5)
 218
 (68.1)

Place of birth (n = 758)





     Own home
 34
 (7.7)
 16
 (5.0)
 1.63
 0.85–3.10
     TBA's home
 15
 (3.4)
 14
 (4.4)
 0.82
 0.38–1.77
     Public health centre
 99
 (22.6)
 78
 (24.5)
 0.97
 0.66–1.43
     Private hospital/clinic
 146
 (33.3)
 100
 (31.3)
 1.12
 0.78–1.59
     Public hospital (base outcome)
 145
 (33.0)
 111
 34.8)

Reasons for choice of delivery place (n = 746)





     Public Hospital with all facilities
 50
 (11.7)
 47
 (14.6)
 0.89
 0.56–1.43
     Father of child made decision
 9
 (2.1)
 12
 (3.8)
 0.62
 0.25–1.52
     Complication requiring hospital
 36
 (8.4)
 22
 (7.0)
 1.35
 0.75–2.42
     Free medical care
 34
 (7.9)
 21
 (6.6)
 1.33
 0.73–2.42
     Lack of money
 17
 (4.0)
 14
 (4.4)
 1.00
 0.47–2.11
     Referred
 39
 (9.1)
 21
 (6.7)
 1.53
 0.85–2.74
     Advised by relative
 47
 (11.0)
 15
 (4.7)
 2.58
 1.37–4.85*
     Others
 8
 (1.8)
 16
 (5.1)
 0.41
 0.17–0.99
     Private hospital
 18
 (4.2)
 13
 (4.4)
 1.14
 0.54–2.42
     Abrupt labour pain/at night
 29
 (6.8)
 20
 (6.6)
 1.19
 0.64–2.22
     Near ANC facility (base outcome)
 141
 (32.9)
 116
 (36.7)

Mode of mode of transport (n = 730)





     Commercial motorcycle/bicycles (Boda-boda)
 109
 (25.6)
 72
 (23.6)
 0.96
 0.90–1.01
     Walking
 70
 (16.4)
 53
 (17.3)
 0.96
 0.90–1.04
     Public transport/taxi
 121
 (28.4)
 77
 (25.3)
 0.95
 0.90–1.01
     Others
 17
 (4.0)
 6
 (2.0)
 0.87
 0.76–1.01
     Car/private taxi (base outcome)
 109
 (25.6)
 97
 (31.8)

Major barriers to health seeking for biomedical care (n = 531)





     Fear to be found HIV positive
 32
 (10.3)
 26
 (11.9)
 1.28
 0.73–2.25
     Rude health workers
 19
 (6.1)
 14
 (6.4)
 1.16
 0.56–2.40
     Long distances
 10
 (3.2)
 9
 (4.1)
 1.42
 0.56–3.59
     Prefer herbal
 7
 (2.2)
 11
 (5.2)
 2.47
 0.93–6.56
     Others
 43
 (13.8)
 30
 (13.8)
 1.10
 0.75–1.84
     Lack of money (base outcome)
 202
 (64.5)
 128
 (58.7)

¥reference group; *significant findings; N.B. Odds among adolescent mothers are divided by odds among adults mother

Atuyambe et al. Reproductive Health 2008 5:13   doi:10.1186/1742-4755-5-13

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