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Table 3 Health service related charactestics of the study participants in this study (n = 622)

From: Male partners’ involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness plan in Dale district, Sidama regional state, Ethiopia, 2021

Variable

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Presence of health facility in the district

Yes

No

521

101

83.8

16.2

Time to reach health facility

Less than 30 min.

From 30 min to 1 h

From 1 to 2 h.

More than 2 h.

145

213

157

107

23.3

34.2

25.2

17.2

Source of information about BPCRP

Community health worker

Media

Friends and family

300

117

205

48.2

18.8

33

Number of ANC session of wives

Less than 4

4 and above

305

317

49

51

Presence of spousal influence to engage during maternity care

No

Yes

596

26

95.8

4.2

Did husbands have previous experience in participation of maternal health service?

No

Yes

485

137

78

22

  1. Key ANC-Antenatal Care, BPCRP-Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Plan