Table 2 Demographic characteristics of survey participants
From: Women’s preferences for antenatal care in Tanzania: a discrete choice experiment
Whole sample (n = 251) | Mwanza (n = 126) | Manyara (n = 125) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 27.1 (7.4) | 28.0 (8.1) | 26.2 (6.5) |
Median, min–max | 25 (18–47) | 27 (18–43) | 24 (18–47) |
Province of residence | |||
Urban | 101 (40.2%) | 101 (80.2%) | - |
Rural | 150 (59.8%) | 25 (19.8%) | 125 (100%) |
Civil status | |||
Married / living with partner | 214 (85.3%) | 100 (79.4%) | 114 (91.2%) |
Single | 35 (13.9%) | 24 (19.0%) | 11 (8.8%) |
Divorced/Widowed | 2 (0.8%) | 2 (1.6%) | - |
Education | |||
Never been to school | 18 (7.2%) | 6 (4.8%) | 12 (9.6%) |
Primary | 148 (58.9%) | 54 (42.9%) | 94 (75.2%) |
Secondary or higher | 85 (33.9%) | 66 (52.3%) | 19 (15.2%) |
Formally employed | |||
Yes | 30 (12.0%) | 24 (19.0%) | 6 (4.8%) |
No | 221 (88.0%) | 102 (81.0%) | 119 (95.2%) |
Previous pregnancies (including miscarriages and stillbirth) | |||
Yes | 183 (72.9%) | 82 (65.1%) | 101 (80.8%) |
No (nulligravida) | 68 (27.1%) | 44 (34.9%) | 24 (19.2%) |
Gravida(women with previous pregnancy) | |||
Median (min–max) | 3 (1–10) | 3 (1–9) | 2 (1–10) |
1–2 pregnancies | 88 | 33 (40.2%) | 55 (54.4%) |
3–4 pregnancies | 47 | 24 (29.3%) | 23 (22.8%) |
≥ 5 pregnancies | 48 | 25 (30.5%) | 23 (22.8%) |
Gestation at completion of questionnaire (weeks) | |||
Median (min – max) | 28 (12–38) | 30 (18–37) | 24 (12–38) |