Table 2 Percent distribution of women delivered at health facilities in the two years preceding the survey by maternal characteristics 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 | % facility delivery | P-Value |
|---|---|---|
OVERALL | 74.5 | Â |
Age (in years) | ||
<20 | 77.8 | 0.628 |
20‒34 | 73.8 | |
>34 | 74.5 | |
Marital status | ||
Married | 73.0 | 0.060 |
Ever married | 75.0 | |
Single | 82.7 | |
Gravidity | ||
1 | 83.3 | 0.005 |
2‒4 | 73.7 | |
>4 | 70.3 | |
Education | ||
No formal education | 65.2 | <0.001 |
Primary/higher | 77.6 | |
Ability to read a letter or newspaper | ||
Not at all | 64.4 | <0.001 |
With difficulty | 69.3 | |
Easily | 81.5 | |
Ethnicity | ||
Pogoro | 84.0 | Â |
Ndengereko | 79.3 | <0.001 |
Ngindo | 72.0 | |
Sukuma | 49.0 | |
Other | 77.1 | Â |
Religion | ||
Christian | 74.8 | <0.001 |
Muslim | 78.6 | |
Other | 40.7 | |
Pregnancy intentions | ||
Intended | 74.3 | 0.631 |
Mistimed | 76.2 | |
Unwanted | 78.1 | |
District of residence | Â | Â |
Kilombero | 73.5 | 0.510 |
Rufiji | 77.4 | |
Ulanga | 74.0 | |
Type of residence | ||
Urban | 85.6 | <0.001 |
Rural | 71.9 | |
Respondent is household head | Â | Â |
No | 74.5 | 0.951 |
Yes | 75.0 | |
Number of ANC visits made | ||
<4 | 73.4 | 0.229 |
≥4 | 76.9 | |
Inter‒spousal discussion about family planning | ||
Has never happened | 71.0 | 0.003 |
Has been happening | 79.8 | Â |