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Table 1 Participant Characteristics (N = 60)

From: Why do women deliver where they had not planned to go? A qualitative study from peri-urban Nairobi Kenya

Variable

Age of Respondent, median (IQR)

26 (22–29)

Age of Respondent, mean (range)

26.3 (19–42)

Marital Status, n (%)

 Single

5 (8.3)

 Partner

2 (3.3)

 Married

52 (86.7)

 Separated

1 (1.7)

Literacy, n (%)

 High level of literacy

36 (60.0)

 Moderate/low level of literacy

24 (40.0)

Education, n (%)

 Primary school or less

18 (30.0)

 Some level of secondary school

36 (60.0)

 Post-secondary school

6 (10.0)

Income, median (IQR) in thousands

 Monthly earning (Participant)

0 (0–2)

 Monthly earning (Husband)

12 (7.6–24)

Number of facilities considered at baseline

 Mean (SD)

3.5 (1.3)

First Birth, n (%)

 Yes

18 (30)

 No

42 (70)