Table 1 Backgrounds characteristics of study populations
Burkina Faso n (%) N = 532 | Côte d’Ivoire n (%) N = 627 | P-value (Chi2 or t-test) | |
|---|---|---|---|
User’s characteristics | |||
Maternal age: mean (sd) | 25.08 (6.08) | 26.47 (6.33) | <0.001 |
Maternal education | |||
None | 432 (85.48) | 309 (53.26) | <0.001 |
Primary | 58 (8.78) | 181 (26.26) | |
Secondary/tertiary | 42 (5.74) | 98 (13.16) | |
Missing | – | 39 (7.31) | |
Number of ever pregnancies: mean (sd) | 1.10 (0.84) | 1.17 (0.75) | 0.147 |
Four ANC visits-Yes | 309 (57.45) | 328 (54.30) | 0.402 |
Distribution of the birth events observed according to health providers’ characteristics | |||
Qualification | |||
Midwives | 347 (57.99) | 575 (87.63) | <0.001 |
Nurses | 56 (13.36) | 52 (12.37) | |
Other auxiliary staffs | 129 (28.65) | – | |
Gender | |||
Male | 154 (32.59) | 42 (10.21) | <0.001 |
Female | 378 (67.41) | 585 (89.79) | |
Provider’s age: mean (sd) | 33.64 (4.55) | 37.57 (4.82) | <0.001 |
Years of working experience | 4.32 (4.18) | 6.32 (5.09) | <0.001 |
Distribution of the birth events observed according to health facilities’ characteristics | |||
Urban location of the health facility | 141 (9.97) | 284 (29.14) | <0.001 |
Rural location of the health facility | 391 (90.03) | 343 (70.86) | <0.001 |
Facility has clean water (pipe)-Yes | 291 (46.64) | 420 (58.96) | 0.001 |
Facility has electricity (including solar power)- Yes | 504 (92.62) | 621 (96,89) | 0.052 |
Health districts | |||
Kaya/Agboville | 101 (20.59) | 118 (21.86) | |
Boulsa/Akoupé | 109 (20.59) | 135 (10.99) | |
Kongoussi/Tiassalé | 118 (22.05) | 121 (21.86) | |
Barsalogho/ALEPE | 102 (17.66) | 120 (21.86) | |
Tougouri/Adzopé | 102 (19.12) | 133 (23.42) | |