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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Incidence of home delivery among women living with HIV in Lira, Northern Uganda: a prospective cohort study

 

Total Deliveries

Health facility delivery

Home delivery

 

(N = 505)

(N = 470)

(N = 35)

Characteristics of mothers

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Socio-demographic

Age

  ≤ 20 years

30 (6.0)

29 (6.2)

1 (2.9)

  21–29 years

227 (45.0)

215 (45.7)

12 (34.2)

  ≥30 years

248 (49.0)

226 (48.1)

22 (62.9)

Education

  0–6 years

252 (49.9)

229 (48.7)

23 (65.7)

  7–10 years

174 (34.5)

163 (34.7)

11 (31.4)

  11–13 years

52 (10.3)

51 (10.9)

1 (2.9)

  ≥14 years

27 (5.3)

27 (5.7)

0 (0.0)

Marital status

  Married

472 (93.5)

444 (94.5)

28 (80.0)

  Single

33 (6.5)

26 (5.5)

7 (20.0)

Employment status

  Employed

198 (39.2)

187 (39.8)

11 (31.4)

  Not employed

307 (60.8)

283 (60.2)

24 (68.6)

Religious affiliation

  Christian

487 (96.4)

453 (96.4)

34 (97.1)

  Moslem

18 (3.6)

17 (3.6)

1 (2.9)

Ethnic group

  Langi

458 (90.7)

425 (90.4)

33 (94.3)

  Other

47 (9.3)

45 (9.6)

2 (5.7)

Socioeconomic index

  Group 1 (poorest)

107 (21.2)

100 (21.3)

7 (20.0)

  Group 2

97 (19.2)

83 (17.7)

14 (40.0)

  Group 3

130 (25.7)

121 (25.7)

9 (25.7)

  Group 4

82 (16.3)

79 (16.8)

3 (8.6)

  Group 5 (wealthiest)

89 (17.6)

87 (18.5)

2 (5.7)