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Table 2 Background, behavioural and outcome variables by dispensary

From: Antenatal care and perinatal outcomes in Kwale district, Kenya

 

Dispensary Name

 
 

Kafuduni

Magodzoni

Matuga

Mazeras

Mazumalume

Total

Location

Samburu

Matuga

Matgua

Samburu

Matuga

 

Number of Observations

508

159

273

432

190

1562

Distance from dispensary

      

Distance from dispensary, km (mean, sd) (n = 1,562)

5.15 (3.70)

3.29 (2.22)

2.50 (1.40)

3.68 (5.49)

5.68 (6.04)

4.15 (4.39)

Distance from dispensary, km (median, IQR) (n = 1,562)1

4 (3–7)

3 (2–4)

2 (2–3)

4 (1.1–5)

5 (2–8)

4 (2–5.1)

Less than 5 km (%) (n = 1,562)

56.1

81.8

94.5

73.4

48.9

69.3

Wealth Quintile (%) (n = 1,535)

      

1 (most poor)

22.7

15.7

13.0

22.3

10.0

18.6

2

28.2

15.7

15.2

20.8

10.0

20.4

3

20.7

27.7

13.0

13.1

39.5

20.3

4

15.1

23.3

30.7

17.9

22.6

20.4

5 (least poor)

13.3

17.6

28.2

25.9

17.9

20.3

Income (Kenyan Shillings/month) 2 (%) (n = 1,504)

      

<2,500

26.1

61.6

81.7

12.1

54.6

38.9

2,501–5,000

40.3

20.5

9.2

47.0

32.2

33.8

5,001–7,500

13.4

10.6

5.0

22.8

7.1

13.5

7,501–10,000

10.3

5.3

2.3

14.3

2.2

8.5

>10,000

10.0

2.0

1.9

3.8

3.8

5.3

Education (%) (n = 1,562)

      

None

42.3

42.2

36.6

39.4

48.4

41.2

Primary

55.5

54.7

56.8

56.5

45.8

54.7

Secondary or above

3.2

3.2

6.6

4.2

5.7

4.1

Mothers' age (n = 1,562)

      

Mean (sd)

22.7 (7.36)

22.4 (6.55)

22.9 (7.89)

22.1 (6.70)

22.2 (6.57)

22.5 (7.11)

Gravidity (n = 1,418)

      

Primigravidae (%)

22.3

21.9

16.3

19.6

18.5

20.0

Behavioural Decisions

      

ANC Visits (n = 1,562)

      

At least one ANC Visit reported (%)

30.1

34.6

30.8

36.6

29.5

32.4

Number of ANC Visits if >0 (mean, sd)

2.42 (1.06)

2.33 (0.84)

1.85 (0.70)

2.31 (0.96)

2.11 (1.04)

2.25 (0.97)

Number of TT and SP injections (%) 3 (n = 1,554)

      

0

68.4

64.8

69.2

62.7

69.0

66.7

1

8.7

13.2

18.7

13.2

14.4

12.9

2

22.7

22.0

12.1

24.1

16.6

20.4

Frequency of sleeping under a ITMN (%) (n = 1,562)

      

Never

93.7

94.3

96.3

97.0

96.8

95.5

Sometimes

1.6

0

0.4

1.4

0

1.0

Frequently

4.7

5.7

3.3

1.6

3.2

3.5

Birth Variables

      

Person assisting delivery (%) (n = 1,562)

      

Doctor/Nurse

16.5

26.4

19.8

19.0

22.6

19.5

Trained TBA

16.3

23.3

14.7

19.2

16.8

17.6

Untrained TBA

17.5

19.5

11.4

20.1

21.6

17.9

Friend/Relative/Self

40.1

28.3

45.4

37.7

36.3

40.7

Other

3.5

2.5

8.8

3.9

2.6

4.4

Place of delivery (%) (n = 1,562)

      

Formal health facility

18.1

27.7

21.3

20.1

24.7

21

Home

78.9

68.6

76.9

77.8

71.6

76.3

Other

3

3.8

1.8

2.1

3.7

2.7

Birth Outcomes

      

Pregnancy outcome (n = 1,562)

      

Live birth

86.4

95.6

93.0

91.2

86.3

89.8

Still birth

6.9

3.8

5.1

6.0

5.8

5.9

Miscarriage

6.1

0.6

1.8

2.3

6.3

3.8

Abortion

0.6

0

0

0.5

1.6

0.5

Birth Weight (n = 1,408)

      

Weight if measured within 48 h, kg (mean, sd)

3.01 (0.64)

3.05 (0.51)

3.03 (0.44)

3.10 (0.65)

2.98 (0.54)

3.04 (0.59)

Underweight (% <2.5 kg)

11.6

3.4

2.9

6.4

13.6

7.9

  1. Notes:
  2. 1. The median distance is shown since the data are positively skewed.
  3. 2. There are approximately 125 Kenyan Shillings to £1.
  4. 3. The number of TT and SP doses are perfectly correlated.