Table 1 Sample characteristics of women delivered in the two years preceding the survey in Rufiji, Kilombero, and Ulanga districts of Tanzania, 2011 (n = 915)
From: Access to institutional delivery care and reasons for home delivery in three districts of Tanzania
Characteristics | Number of respondents (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
TOTAL | 915 | 100.0 |
Age (in years) | Â | Â |
<20 | 135 | 14.8 |
20‒34 | 560 | 61.2 |
>34 | 220 | 24.0 |
Mean = 27.9 (SD = 7.6) | Â | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Married | 729 | 79.8 |
Ever married | 52 | 5.7 |
Single | 133 | 14.6 |
Gravidity | Â | Â |
1 | 186 | 20.3 |
2‒4 | 429 | 46.9 |
>4 | 300 | 32.8 |
Median = 3, IQR = 3 | ‒‒ | ‒‒ |
Education | Â | Â |
No formal education | 224 | 24.5 |
Primary/higher | 691 | 75.5 |
Ability to read a letter or newspaper | Â | Â |
Not at all | 261 | 28.6 |
With difficulty | 137 | 15.0 |
Easily | 514 | 56.4 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
Pogoro | 131 | 14.4 |
Ndengereko | 140 | 15.3 |
Ngindo | 132 | 14.5 |
Sukuma | 104 | 11.4 |
Others‡ | 406 | 44.5 |
Religion | Â | Â |
Christian | 389 | 42.5 |
Muslim | 467 | 51.0 |
Other | 59 | 6.5 |
District | Â | Â |
Kilombero | 535 | 58.5 |
Rufiji | 226 | 24.7 |
Ulanga | 154 | 16.8 |
Type of residence | Â | Â |
Urban | 173 | 19.0 |
Rural | 740 | 81.0 |
Wealth quintile | Â | Â |
Q1 (Poorest) | 213 | 25.5 |
Q2 | 221 | 26.5 |
Q3 | 156 | 18.7 |
Q4 | 141 | 16.9 |
Q5 (Wealthiest) | 104 | 12.5 |