Table 1 Distribution by place (rural versus urban) and type of facility for childbirth in women aged 15–49 years in districts of Malindi, Mbarali and Kapiri Mposhi (N = 1800) §
Place of delivery | Malindi | Mbarali | Kapiri Mposhi | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural (%) | Urban (%) | *p-value | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | *p-value | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | *p-value | |
Home | 84.7 | 43.0 | <0.001 | 30.0 | 25.2 | 0.156 | 63.2 | 22.9 | <0.001 |
Public health centre/dispensary | 6.7 | 5.5 | 37.0 | 20.7 | 14.0 | 10.0 | |||
Public hospital | 7.2 | 40.0 | 13.1 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 67.1 | |||
Private health facility | 1.2 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 6.7 | - | - | |||
Mission/NGO health facility | - | 1.8 | 14.2 | 29.0 | 5.0 | ||||
Other | 0.2 | - | 3.5 | 1.0 | - | - | |||
Total (n) | 418 | 165 | 373 | 314 | 299 | 231 | |||