Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive history background characteristics of participants
Variables | Mean age (years) | SDa |
|---|---|---|
Women’s mean age | 27.89 | 6.02 |
Women’s mean number of years of education | 5.80 | 3.10 |
Husband’s mean age | 32.55 | 7.74 |
Husband’s mean number of years of education mean | 6.14 | 3.16 |
| Â | N | % |
Women’s age (years) | 920 | 99.9 |
  < 25 | 295 | 32.0 |
 25–29 | 277 | 30.1 |
 30–34 | 212 | 23.0 |
 35–39 | 98 | 10.6 |
  ≥ 40 | 38 | 4.1 |
Marital status | 920 | 99.9 |
 Single or unmarried | 123 | 13.4 |
 Widow | 13 | 1.4 |
 Separated or divorced | 10 | 1.1 |
 Cohabiting | 292 | 31.7 |
 Married | 482 | 52.4 |
Age at marriage (years) | 804 | 87.3 |
  < 20 | 339 | 36.8 |
 21–30 | 447 | 48.5 |
  > 30 | 18 | 2.0 |
Woman’s education | 921 | 100 |
 No education | 97 | 10.5 |
 Completed primary level | 608 | 66.0 |
 Secondary school and vocational training | 178 | 19.3 |
 Tertiary, university level | 38 | 4.1 |
Woman’s occupation | 920 | 99.9 |
 Student | 17 | 1.9 |
 Non skilled worker | 529 | 58.3 |
 Skilled worker | 41 | 4.5 |
 Civil servant | 61 | 6.7 |
 Not employed | 257 | 28.3 |
 Other employment | 3 | 0.3 |
Place of delivery | 919 | 99.8 |
 At home or on the way to the health facility | 47 | 5.1 |
 At public health facility | 862 | 93.6 |
 At private or any other health facility | 10 | 1.1 |
Mode of delivery | 913 | 99.1 |
 Vaginal without instrumentsb | 798 | 86.6 |
 Vaginal with forceps | 4 | 0.4 |
 Vaginal with vacuum extraction | 0 | 0 |
 Planned caesarean section | 33 | 3.6 |
 Emergency caesarean section | 78 | 8.5 |
Number of births | 889 | 96.5 |
 1 | 273 | 30.7 |
 2 | 32 | 3.6 |
 3 | 221 | 24.9 |
 4 | 148 | 16.6 |
  > 4 | 215 | 24.2 |
Discharge time (days) | 899 | 97.6 |
  < 3 | 474 | 52.7 |
 3 | 273 | 30.4 |
 4–7 | 119 | 13.2 |
  > 7 | 33 | 3.7 |
Health insurance | 920 | 99.9 |
 No insurance | 188 | 20.4 |
 Community health based insurance | 686 | 74.5 |
 Public insurance (RAMA, MMI, MIS/UR)c and other private | 47 | 5.1 |
ANC visits | 915 | 99.3 |
 Yes | 910 | 98.8 |
 No | 5 | 0.5 |
Number of ANC visits | 915 | 99.3 |
 1–3 | 497 | 54.3 |
  ≥ 4 | 418 | 45.7 |
Religion | 919 | 99.8 |
 Catholicism | 428 | 46.6 |
 Protestantism | 334 | 36.3 |
 Adventist | 77 | 8.4 |
 Islam | 16 | 1.7 |
 Other religion | 58 | 6.3 |
 No religion | 6 | 0.7 |
Husband’s age group (years) | 774 | 84.0 |
  < 25 | 78 | 8.5 |
 25–29 | 240 | 26.1 |
 30–34 | 195 | 21.1 |
 35–39 | 119 | 12.9 |
 40–44 | 86 | 9.3 |
  ≥ 45 | 56 | 6.1 |
Husband’s education | 791 | 85.0 |
 No education | 100 | 10.9 |
 Completed primary level | 527 | 57.3 |
 Secondary school and vocational training | 117 | 12.7 |
 Tertiary, university level | 32 | 3.5 |
 Don’t know | 15 | 1.6 |
Household income per month | 914 | 99.2 |
  < 17,500 RwF | 258 | 28.2 |
 17,500–35,000 RwF | 240 | 26.3 |
  > 35,000 RwF | 416 | 45.5 |