Table 2 Mean and quartile distributions of the continuous covariates aggregated by women who had skilled and unskilled birth care
Type of birth care received and background characteristics | Mean [95Â % CI] | Quartiles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1st quartile | 2nd quartile | 3rd quartile | |
Skilled birth care | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Maternal age | 27.84 [27.6, 28.0] | 22.67 | 27.17 | 32.50 |
 Parity | 3.11 [3.06, 3.17] | 1.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
 Number of antenatal visits | 5.48 [5.38, 5.58] | 3.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 |
 Distance to nearest health facility (km) | 3.90 [3.76, 4.05] | 0.72 | 1.97 | 4.77 |
Unskilled birth care | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Maternal age | 28.43 [28.3, 28.6] | 22.83 | 27.50 | 33.67 |
 Parity | 3.82 [3.88, 3.93] | 2.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 |
 Number of antenatal visits | 3.10 [3.03, 3.17] | 0.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 |
 Distance to nearest health facility (km) | 7.23 [7.07, 7.40] | 2.57 | 4.98 | 9.50 |