Table 1 Characteristics of births at study sites (2010)
From: Home birth attendants in low income countries: who are they and what do they do?
| Â | DRC* | Zambia | Kenya | Guatemala | Pakistan | Nagpur, India | Belgaum, India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number births | 14,306 | 16,352 | 18,319 | 10,590 | 34,379 | 15,022 | 34,509 |
Birth location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Home (%) | 74.4 | 52.7 | 64.7 | 71.0 | 56.6 | 14.0 | 16.3 |
Health ctr(%) | 23.6 | 41.7 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 21.9 | 25.7 | 23.2 |
Hospital(%) | 1.0 | 5.6 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 21.1 | 53.5 | 60.3 |
Birth attendant | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Family/home (%) | 3.0 | 20.1 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 7.1 |
HBA** (%) | 75.3 | 34.2 | 51.4 | 70.6 | 54.1 | 9.6 | 8.2 |
Nurse/midwife (%) | 21.6 | 43.1 | 34.1 | 1.4 | 23.8 | 33.1 | 29.9 |
Physician (%) | 0.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 27.8 | 20.0 | 53.5 | 37.9 |