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To determine the reasons why women deliver in health facilities; to identify the maternal determinants or factors associated with health facility delivery; and to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of women who deliver in health facilities. This quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study of 257 women who delivered in the Mpigi District in 2008/2009 used face-to-face interviews at which a questionnaire was administered. Women delivered in health facilities because they expected a safe delivery. Ten factors were found to be significantly associated with a higher possibility of health facility delivery: eight or more years of education (P=0.002); previous health facility delivery (P<0.0001); first delivery in a health facility (P<0.0001); no history of a non-health facility delivery (P <0.0001); more than 50% of deliveries in a health facility (P=0.007); three or more antenatal care visits (P=0.031); above-average socio-economic status (P=0.016); living in a household of three or fewer individuals (P=0.028); living within 30 minutes? travel time of a health facility (P=0.007); and history of contraceptive use (P=0.046). These are the maternal determinants of health facility delivery in this rural setting. The mothers that delivered in health facilities were 15 and 29 years old (85.2%), either married or cohabiting (77.5%), had completed eight years or more of formal education (53.5%), lived within a radius of up to 30 minutes? journey from a health facility (67.2%) and lived in a household of four or more individuals (76.0%). This study shows that there are specific maternal characteristics (sociodemographic descriptors) that are associated with increased possibility of health facility delivery.","abstract_html":"Mpigi District is a rural district in Uganda with high maternal morbidity and mortality. While most pregnant women in Uganda attend antenatal clinics, few ultimately deliver their babies in a health facility. Interventions have not achieved increased utilisation of maternal services. A review of maternal determinants and factors associated with health facility delivery is the focus of this study. To determine the reasons why women deliver in health facilities; to identify the maternal determinants or factors associated with health facility delivery; and to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of women who deliver in health facilities. This quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study of 257 women who delivered in the Mpigi District in 2008/2009 used face-to-face interviews at which a questionnaire was administered. Women delivered in health facilities because they expected a safe delivery. Ten factors were found to be significantly associated with a higher possibility of health facility delivery: eight or more years of education (P=0.002); previous health facility delivery (P&lt;0.0001); first delivery in a health facility (P&lt;0.0001); no history of a non-health facility delivery (P &lt;0.0001); more than 50% of deliveries in a health facility (P=0.007); three or more antenatal care visits (P=0.031); above-average socio-economic status (P=0.016); living in a household of three or fewer individuals (P=0.028); living within 30 minutes? travel time of a health facility (P=0.007); and history of contraceptive use (P=0.046). These are the maternal determinants of health facility delivery in this rural setting. The mothers that delivered in health facilities were 15 and 29 years old (85.2%), either married or cohabiting (77.5%), had completed eight years or more of formal education (53.5%), lived within a radius of up to 30 minutes? journey from a health facility (67.2%) and lived in a household of four or more individuals (76.0%). This study shows that there are specific maternal characteristics (sociodemographic descriptors) that are associated with increased possibility of health facility delivery.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Mabirizi, David"],"institution":"Department of Paediatrics and Child Health","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["De Groot, Herman"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2011,"date_issued":"2011","date_published":"2011","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:23:35Z","subjects":[],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11285","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["De Groot, Herman"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Mabirizi, David"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2015-01-04T14:39:22Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2015-01-04T14:39:22Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2011"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Department of Paediatrics and Child Health"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["University of Cape Town"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Master Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["Masters"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["MPhil"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11285"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Includes bibliographical references."]},{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Mpigi District is a rural district in Uganda with high maternal morbidity and mortality. 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