Table 1 Characteristics of Study Population
Characteristic | Total (N = 11,501) | Maternal Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10–19 (n = 1,788) | 20–24 (n = 3,980) | 25–34 (n = 4,651) | 35+ (n = 1,082) | |||
N ( column % ) | N ( column % ) | N ( column % ) | N ( column % ) | N ( column % ) | ||
Highest Education | ||||||
No formal education | 434 (3.8) | 16 (0.9) | 94 (2.4) | 229 (4.9) | 95 (8.8) | |
Some school/Primary school | 4,380 (38.1) | 635 (35.5) | 1,195 (30.0) | 1,939 (41.7) | 611 (56.5) | |
Secondary school | 6,351 (55.2) | 1,129 (63.1) | 2,590 (65.1) | 2,281 (41.0) | 351 (32.4) | |
College | 327 (2.8) | 5 (0.3) | 100 (2.5) | 197 (4.2) | 25 (2.3) | |
Parity (mean, SD) | 1.6 (1.5) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.8 (0.8) | 2.2 (1.2) | 3.9 (1.4) | |
ANC visits (mean, SD) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.0 (1.0) | |
Mode of Birth | ||||||
Vaginal | 10,879 (94.6) | 1,661 (92.9) | 3,751 (94.3) | 4,432 (95.3) | 1,035 (95.7) | |
C-Section | 200 (1.7) | 27 (1.5) | 67 (1.7) | 81 (1.7) | 25 (2.3) | |
Location of Birth | ||||||
Health facility | 10,644 (92.6) | 1,643 (91.9) | 3,697 (92.9) | 4,304(92.5) | 1,000 (92.4) | |
Home | 489 (4.3) | 51 (2.9) | 146 (3.7) | 234 (5.0) | 58 (5.4) | |
Other | 17 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 7 (0.2) | 3 (0.3) | |
Birth Attendant | ||||||
Physician (Obstetrician/ Non-specialist) | 263 (2.4) | 28 (1.7) | 92 (2.4) | 106 (2.3) | 37 (3.5) | |
Nurse/Nurse-midwife | 10,408 (93.1) | 1,618 (95.3) | 3,604 (93.7) | 4,194 (92.3) | 962 (90.6) | |
Traditional birth attendant | 14 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.03) | 9 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | |
Family or neighbor | 457 (4.1) | 47 (2.8) | 136 (3.5) | 219 (4.8) | 54 (5.1) | |
Self-birth | 28 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 8 (0.2) | 11 (0.2) | 7 (0.7) | |