Characteristic | Total (N = 1088) | Cesarean delivery n (%) | Vaginal delivery n(%) | Chi-squared p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | ||||
< 20 | 85 (7.81) | 23 (7.90) | 62 (7.78) | 0.345 |
20–30 | 567 (52.11) | 164 (56.36) | 403 (50.56) | |
30–35 | 257 (23.62) | 60 (20.62) | 197 (24.72) | |
> 35 | 179 (16.45) | 44 (15.12) | 135 (16.94) | |
Education status | ||||
None | 28 (2.57) | 8 (2.75) | 20 (2.51) | 0.909* |
Primary | 581 (53.40) | 151 (51.89) | 430 (53.95) | |
Secondary | 137 (12.59) | 38 (13.06) | 99 (12.42) | |
Higher | 339 (31.16) | 94 (32.30) | 245 (30.74) | |
Missing | 3 (0.28) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (0.38) | |
Religion | ||||
Catholic | 379 (34.83) | 112 (38.49) | 267 (33.50) | 0.167* |
Protestant | 437 (40.17) | 121 (41.58) | 316 (39.65) | |
Muslim | 263 (24.17) | 57 (19.59) | 206 (25.85) | |
Others | 9 (0.83) | 1 (0.34) | 8 (1.00) | |
Mother’s tribe | ||||
Chagga | 559 (51.38) | 165 (56.70) | 394 (49.44) | 0.068 |
Pare | 148 (13.60) | 31 (10.65) | 117 (14.68) | |
Others | 381 (35.02) | 95 (32.65) | 286 (35.88) | |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 916 (84.19) | 243 (83.51) | 673 (84.44) | 0.708 |
Single | 172 (15.81) | 48 (16.49) | 124 (15.56) | |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 503 (46.23) | 117 (40.21) | 386 (48.43) | 0.016 |
Urban | 585 (53.77) | 174 (59.79) | 411 (51.57) |