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. 2024 Mar 7;24:183. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06356-8

Table 2.

Characteristics by those who received all three postpartum visits (N = 33,914)

Characteristics Total Received all three visits p-value
N n %
Overall 33,914 10,602 31.26
Age (years) 0.259
 < 20 years old 2,823 885 31.35
 20–29 years old 19,160 6,043 31.54
 30–39 years old 10,489 3,206 30.57
 > 40 years old 1,442 468 32.45
Education Level  < 0.001
 No education 6,984 2,276 32.59
 Some Primary School 6,441 2,124 32.97
 Completed Primary School 3,937 1,266 32.16
 Some Secondary School 5,129 1,965 38.31
 Completed Secondary School 259 98 37.84
All Children Currently Living 0.022
 Not all children living 2,446 882 36.06
 All children living 20,304 6,847 33.72
Electricity at Home  < 0.001
 No electricity at home 14,810 4,838 32.67
 Electricity at home 7,940 2,891 36.41
Drinking Water Source  < 0.001
 Surface water 187 49 26.20
 Tap pump outside 11,003 3,805 34.58
 Well 4,757 1,447 30.42
 Tap pump home 6,550 2,341 35.74
 Well home 184 72 39.13
 Other 69 15 21.74
Roof Material 0.001
 Scrap corrugated iron 4,958 1,646 33.20
 Corrugated iron sheets 12,855 4,441 34.55
 Thatched 4,677 1,574 33.65
 Tiles / shingles 131 45 34.35
 Other 129 23 17.83
Floor Material 0.043
 Dirt 6,543 2,136 32.65
 Plastic mat 241 92 38.17
 Concrete 15,683 5,412 34.51
 Tiles 199 63 31.66
 Other 84 26 30.95
District  < 0.001
 Kaskazini B 5,238 813 30.35
 Kaskazini A 2,679 1,974 37.69
 Kati 3,117 924 29.64
 Maghribi 4,230 1,225 28.96
 Kusini 1,605 524 32.65
 Mkoani 5,456 1,657 30.37
 Wete 3,206 849 26.48
 Micheweni 3,762 1,316 34.98
 Chake Chake 4,621 1,320 28.57
HIV Status  < 0.001
 Negative 32,557 10,315 31.68
 Positive 554 138 24.91
 Unknown or Unreported Status 803 149 18.56
Parity (births)  < 0.001
 0 7,822 2,623 33.53
 1–2 11,205 3,501 31.24
 3–4 7,679 2,322 30.24
 5–7 5,513 1,663 30.17
 8 +  1,695 493 29.09
Abortion
 Never had abortion 29,014 9,088 31.32 0.564
 Has had abortion 4,900 1,514 30.90
Stillbirth 0.487
 Never had stillbirth 33,015 10,331 31.29
 Has had stillbirth 899 271 30.90
Presence of Previous Pregnancy Conditions  < 0.001
 No previous conditions 29,929 9,457 31.60
 At least one previous condition 3,916 1,119 28.58
Presence of Current Pregnancy Conditions 0.070
 No current conditions 33,234 10,364 31.18
 At least one current condition 611 212 34.70
Previous Delivery Location  < 0.001
 No previous birth 7,822 2,623 33.53
 At home/in the community 7,093 2,065 29.11
 On the way to a health facility 292 81 27.74
 At health facility 18,638 5,807 31.16
Delivery Facility Type  < 0.001
 Home/In community delivery 8,466 2,539 29.99
 Cottage hospital 12,811 3,964 30.94
 PHCU +  5,072 1,870 36.87
 Referral hospital 5,805 1,713 29.51
 District hospital 1,688 485 28.73
 Other 72 31 43.06
Type of Delivery  < 0.001
 NVD 24,122 7,739 32.08
 Caesarean 1,264 297 23.50
 Other 92 41 44.57
Cost From Home to Health Facility (Proxy for Distance) 0.003
 < 5,000 TSH 12,046 3,636 30.18
 5,000 – 9,999 TSH 8,450 2,610 30.89
 10,000 – 14,999 TSH 4,267 1,373 32.18
 15,000 – 19,999 TSH 4,777 1,554 32.53
> 20,000 TSH 4,374 1,429 32.67
Postpartum Phone Consultation  < 0.001
 No postpartum phone consultation 28,564 9,128 31.96
 At least one postpartum phone consultation 5,350 1,474 27.55