Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participating women (N = 409)
From: Maternal healthcare services use in Mwanza Region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional baseline survey
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
District of residence | |
 Illemela (U) | 85 (20.8) |
 Nyamagana (U) | 68 (16.6) |
 Magu (P-U) | 57 (13.9) |
 Sengerema (P-U) | 34 (8.3) |
 Buchosa (R) | 144 (35.2) |
 Ukerewe (I) | 21 (5.1) |
Maternal age, years, | |
 Median (IQR) | 27 (23–33) |
 15–19 | 34 (8.3) |
 20–29 | 214 (52.3) |
 30–39 | 134 (32.8) |
 40–49 | 27 (6.6) |
Marital status | |
 Currently married | 329 (80.4) |
 In-union | 23 (5.6) |
 Not in-union | 57 (13.9) |
Level of education | |
 Primary and below | 329 (80.4) |
 Secondary | 73 (17.9) |
 Higher | 7 (1.7) |
Wealth quintiles | |
 Poorest | 94 (23.0) |
 Poor | 116 (28.4) |
 Middle | 62 (15.2) |
 Rich | 89 (21.8) |
 Richest | 48 (11.7) |
Pregnancy wanted at that time | |
 Yes | 193 (47.2) |
 No | 216 (52.8) |
Place of delivery | |
 Home | 76 (18.6) |
 On the way | 10 (2.4) |
 Health facility | 314 (76.8) |
 Other places | 9 (2.2) |
ANC attendance | |
 None | 14 (3.4) |
 1–3 visits | 161 (39.4) |
 4+ visits | 234 (57.2) |
Timing of initial ANC | |
 First trimester | 95 (23.2) |
 Second trimester | 265 (64.8) |
 Third trimester | 42 (10.3) |
 No ANC visit | 7 (1.7) |
Assisted delivery | |
 Skilled deliverya | 308 (75.3) |
 Unskilled delivery | 101 (24.7) |
Any postpartum check-up | |
 Yes | 178 (43.5) |
 No | 231 (56.5) |