Characteristics of pregnant women included in the study (n=385)
| Background characteristics | n | % | 95% CI |
| Woman’s age group (years) | |||
| 12–19 | 7 | 1.82 | 1.48 to 3.31 |
| 20–34 | 291 | 75.58 | 69.84 to 75.27 |
| 35–60 | 87 | 22.60 | 22.59 to 27.88 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 40 | 10.39 | 9.09 to 11.84 |
| Married | 345 | 89.61 | 88.94 to 91.75 |
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed/housewife | 63 | 16.36 | 17.53 to 22.39 |
| Student | 31 | 8.05 | 3.25 to 5.76 |
| Self-employed/small trader | 142 | 36.88 | 47.63 to 53.71 |
| Self-employed/mid-high business | 32 | 8.31 | 7.28 to 10.75 |
| Employed | 117 | 30.39 | 14.15 to 18.66 |
| Referral | |||
| Referred | 132 | 34.29 | 32.34 to 37.03 |
| Not referred | 253 | 65.71 | 62.27 to 68.36 |
| Type of referral institution (n=132) | |||
| Another hospital (public) | 40 | 30.30 | 22.99 to 38.77 |
| Another hospital (private) | 41 | 34.09 | 26.43 to 42.69 |
| Clinic (public or private) | 13 | 10.61 | 6.33 to 17.21 |
| Primary health centre | 21 | 17.42 | 11.80 to 24.97 |
| Traditional birth attendant | 8 | 6.06 | 3.03 to 11.75 |
| Non-health facility (church, mosque) | 2 | 1.51 | 0.03 to 5.96 |
| Parity | |||
| Nulliparous (0) | 129 | 33.51 | 30.07 to 39.78 |
| Multiparous (1–4) | 236 | 61.30 | 58.57 to 68.37 |
| Grand multiparous (≥5) | 6 | 1.56 | 0.73 to 3.57 |
| Missing | 14 | 3.64 | 2.73 to 5.57 |
| Number of gestations | |||
| Singleton | 363 | 94.29 | 91.46 to 96.22 |
| Multiple (twins/triplets) | 22 | 5.71 | 3.78 to 8.54 |
| Mode of delivery | |||
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 106 | 27.53 | 23.28 to 32.23 |
| Assisted vaginal delivery | 12 | 3.12 | 1.77 to 5.42 |
| Caesarean delivery | 200 | 51.95 | 46.93 to 56.92 |
| Others (management of abortion, miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy) | 67 | 17.40 | 13.92 to 21.54 |
| Day that journey commenced | |||
| Weekend | 106 | 27.53 | 23.28 to 32.23 |
| Weekday | 279 | 72.47 | 67.77 to 76.72 |
| Period of day that journey commenced | |||
| Morning | 100 | 25.97 | 21.82 to 30.61 |
| Afternoon | 46 | 11.95 | 9.06 to 15.60 |
| Evening | 54 | 14.03 | 10.89 to 17.88 |
| Night | 29 | 7.53 | 5.27 to 10.65 |
| Missing | 156 | 40.52 | 35.70 to 45.52 |