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Table 3 Characteristics of qualitative BBA cases (+partner)

From: Poverty, partner discord, and divergent accounts; a mixed methods account of births before arrival to health facilities in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

Case

Case 1. Neema (+Abasi)

Case 2. Aisha (+Jamil)

Case 3. Subira (+Mosi)

Case 4. Mwajuma

Characteristics

Maternal

 Parity

4

7

4

4

 Age range

35–39

40–44

35–39

25–29

 Marital status

Married

Married

Married

Married

 Education level

Primary complete

Some primary

Some primary

None

 Husband education

Primary complete

None

Some primary

None

 Place of previous deliveries

Health facility

Health facility

Disputed

Home

Subira: Two BBAs; 1 home delivery

Mosi: Home

 Distance to facility (km)

≤3

≤15

>15

>15

Pregnancy

 Antenatal visits (#)

2

>4

2–3 (unclear)

4

 Referral for delivery

No

Yes

No

No

Birth

 Time between woman’s statement of desire to depart and departure

1–2 h

2–4 h

Disputed

1–2 h

Subira: left for facility before labor started

Mosi: reports home delivery

 Mode of transport to facility

Bicycle

Foot, Bus

Bicycle

Foot

 Escort to facility

Husband

Disputed

Disputed

Mother-in-law, Sister

Aisha: Sister-in-Law

Subira: other pregnant woman

Jamil: himself and his sister

Mosi: n/a

 Who was present at birth

Disputed

Disputed

Disputed

Mother-in-law, Sister, Sister-in-Law

Neema: alone

Aisha: sister-in-law, bus riders

Subira: a pregnant friend

Abasi: husband present

Jamil: self, sister-in-law, bus riders

Mosi: their teenage daughter

 Birth location

On the side of a dirt road, near thorny bushes

Public bus

Disputed

Sister-in-law’s house

Subira: stranger’s house

Mosi: own house

 Delivery complications

Mother fell unconscious

Vaginal tearing

None mentioned

None mentioned