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Table 2 Factors influencing choice of facility-based delivery

From: Factors influencing the choice of facility-based delivery in the ethnic minority villages of Lao PDR: a qualitative case study

Category Subcategory
Perceptions of childbirth Childbirth as a natural event
Desire for medical treatment due to fear about child mortality and difficulties during childbirth
Religious beliefs about childbirth
Traditional health concept: “sabaai Sabaai as healthy
Sabaai as easy
Sabaai as comfortable
Perceptions of health care facilities and staff Care at health care facilities
Service from health care staff
Previous pregnancy and childbirth experience Previous childbirth experience
Experience of ANC
Mode of available transportation Transportation to health care facility
Financial burden of childbirth at health care facility Cost of transportation in going to a health care facility
Indirect cost of childbirth at a health care facility
Hidden cost of childbirth at a health care facility
Family and community context Personal links with others
Decision-making in the family
Institutional context Difficulty preparing for a facility-based delivery
Language difficulties
Government policy on delivery Free delivery policy at health care facilities