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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (N = 598)

From: The decision delivery interval in emergency caesarean section and its associated maternal and fetal outcomes at a referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

DDI

 

≤75 min

> 75 min

Age (years)a

29.25(5.63)

 

Age group (years)

  < 20

13 (3.59)

7 (2.97)

 20–24

66 (18.23)

44 (18.64)

 25–29

111 (30.66)

79 (33.47)

 30–34

98 (27.07)

58 (24.58)

 35–39

61 (16.85)

42 (17.80)

  ≥ 40

13 (3.59)

6 (2.54)

Residence

 Rural

130 (35.91)

77 (32.63)

 Urban

232 (64.09)

159 (67.37)

Marital Status*

 Married

314 (86.74)

197 (83.83)

 Not Married

48 (13.26)

38 (16.17)

Level of Education*

 No formal education

7 (1.94)

1 (0.43)

 Primary

118 (32.69)

88 (37.45)

 Secondary

155 (42.94)

86 (36.6)

 College/ University

81 (22.44)

60 (25.53)

Occupation*

 Unemployed

55 (15.19)

36 (15.45)

 Employed

307 (84.81)

197 (84.55)

Gestational Age (weeks)

  < 32

13 (3.59)

3 (1.27)

 32–36

48 (13.26)

24 (10.17)

 37–40

237 (65.47)

172 (72.88)

  > 41

64 (17.68)

37 (15.68)

  1. aMean (Standard Deviation), *Missing value