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Table 2 Socio-Demographic characteristic of the interviewees

From: Effectiveness of community based safe motherhood promoters in improving the utilization of obstetric care. The case of Mtwara Rural District in Tanzania

Characteristics

Baseline

Post intervention

 

Number (n = 238)

%

Number (n = 242)

%

Gender

    

   Female

138

58%

173

71.5

   Male

100

42%

69

28.5

Age

    

   16-19

16

6.7

20

8.3

   20-24

71

29.8

68

28.1

   25-34

89

37.4

95

41.3

   35-49

51

21.4

55

23.9

   50+

11

4.6

4

1.7

Marital Status

    

   Married

159

66.8

152

62.8

   Separated/

59

24.8

50

20.6

   Divorced

12

5.04

19

7.8

   Never married

8

3.4

18

7.4

Religion

    

   Moslems

225

94.5

231

95.4

   Christians

13

5.5

11

4.6

Ethnicity

    

   Makonde

219

92.1

220

90.9

   Others (Yao & Makua)

19

7.9

21

9.1

Education

    

   Never been to School

93

39.1

100

41.3

Female

69

29

82

33.9

Male

24

10

18

7.4

   Complete Primary Education

85

35.7

92

38

Female

53

22.3

58

24

Male

32

13.4

34

14.04

   Never complete Pr/Education

46

19.3

38

15.7

Female

30

12.6

28

11.8

Male

16

6.7

10

4.1

   Secondary

14

5.9

9

3.7

Female

5

2.1

4

1.7

Male

9

3.9

5

2.06