Table 4 Characteristic of the newborn mothers stratified by bypassing or not their nearest newborn unit
Characteristics | N = 240 | Non bypasser (n = 153) (%) | Bypasser (n = 87) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Education | |||
 Primary | 87 (36.25) | 59 (38.56) | 28 (32.18) |
 Secondary | 133 (55.42) | 81 (52.94) | 52 (59.77) |
 Tertiary | 20 (8.33) | 13 (8.50) | 7 (8.05) |
Age | |||
 Age < 20 | 30 (12.5) | 20 (13.07) | 10 (11.50) |
 20–25 | 94 (39.17) | 64 (41.83) | 30 (34.48) |
  > 25 | 116 (48.33) | 69 (45.10) | 47 (54.02) |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 183 (76.25) | 117 (76.47) | 66 (75.86) |
 Unmarried | 57 (23.75) | 36 (23.53) | 21 (24.14) |
Mode of transport | |||
 walking | 8 (3.33) | 5 (3.27) | 3 (3.45) |
 Private car | 13 (5.42) | 9 (5.88) | 4 (4.6) |
 Bus | 31 (12.92) | 18 (11.77) | 13 (14.94) |
 motorcycle | 188 (78.33) | 121 (79.08) | 67 (77.01) |
Wealth index | |||
 Poorest | 15 (6.25) | 11 (7.19) | 4 (4.59) |
 Poorer | 26 (10.83) | 16 (10.46) | 10 (11.49) |
 Middle | 76 (31.67) | 50 (32.68) | 26 (29.89) |
 Richer | 106 (44.17) | 67 (43.79) | 39 (44.83) |
 Richest | 17 (7.08) | 9 (5.88) | 8 (9.20) |
Sub counties | |||
 Kanduyi | 43 (17.92) | 37 (24.18) | 6 (6.90) |
 Kabuchai | 36 (15.0) | 29 (18.96) | 7 (8.05) |
 Webuye West | 30 (12.5) | 19 (12.42) | 11 (12.64) |
 Webuye East | 28 (11.67) | 22 (14.38) | 6 (6.90) |
 Kimilili | 28 (11.67) | 12 (7.84) | 16 (18.39) |
 Tongaren | 12 (5.00) | 1 (0.65) | 11 (12.64) |
 Bumula | 44 (18.33) | 25 (16.34) | 19 (21.84) |
 Sirisia | 5 (2.08) | 2 (1.31) | 3 (3.45) |
 Mt. Elgon | 14 (5.83) | 6 (3.92) | 8 (9.19) |