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Table 3 Characteristics of women by study site

From: Mobility and maternal position during childbirth in Tanzania: an exploratory study at four government hospitals

Characteristics

Referral

District

Regional

Coastal district

Total

N (sample size)*

419

333

250

149

1151

Mean age (± SD)

25.4 (± 5.7)

25.1 (± 4.7)

23.9 (± 5.8)

23.7 (± 5.6)

24.8 (± 5.4)

Age range

(14–40)

(16–40)

(15–45)

(15–40)

(14–45)

First delivery (%)

186 (44.4)

128 (38.4)

116 (46.4)

61 (40.9)

491 (42.7)

Attended ANC (%)

414 (99.8)

333 (100)

246 (99.6)

149 (100)

1142 (99.8)

  1. * Sample size differs from original N for some variables due to missing data/non-responses. Source: Exit interviews