Table 2.
Background, behavioural and outcome variables by dispensary
| Dispensary Name | ||||||
| Kafuduni | Magodzoni | Matuga | Mazeras | Mazumalume | Total | |
| Location | Samburu | Matuga | Matgua | Samburu | Matuga | |
| Number of Observations | 508 | 159 | 273 | 432 | 190 | 1562 |
| Distance from dispensary | ||||||
| Distance from dispensary, km (mean, sd) (n = 1,562) | 5.15 (3.70) | 3.29 (2.22) | 2.50 (1.40) | 3.68 (5.49) | 5.68 (6.04) | 4.15 (4.39) |
| Distance from dispensary, km (median, IQR) (n = 1,562)1 | 4 (3–7) | 3 (2–4) | 2 (2–3) | 4 (1.1–5) | 5 (2–8) | 4 (2–5.1) |
| Less than 5 km (%) (n = 1,562) | 56.1 | 81.8 | 94.5 | 73.4 | 48.9 | 69.3 |
| Wealth Quintile (%) (n = 1,535) | ||||||
| 1 (most poor) | 22.7 | 15.7 | 13.0 | 22.3 | 10.0 | 18.6 |
| 2 | 28.2 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 20.8 | 10.0 | 20.4 |
| 3 | 20.7 | 27.7 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 39.5 | 20.3 |
| 4 | 15.1 | 23.3 | 30.7 | 17.9 | 22.6 | 20.4 |
| 5 (least poor) | 13.3 | 17.6 | 28.2 | 25.9 | 17.9 | 20.3 |
| Income (Kenyan Shillings/month)2(%) (n = 1,504) | ||||||
| <2,500 | 26.1 | 61.6 | 81.7 | 12.1 | 54.6 | 38.9 |
| 2,501–5,000 | 40.3 | 20.5 | 9.2 | 47.0 | 32.2 | 33.8 |
| 5,001–7,500 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 22.8 | 7.1 | 13.5 |
| 7,501–10,000 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 14.3 | 2.2 | 8.5 |
| >10,000 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| Education (%) (n = 1,562) | ||||||
| None | 42.3 | 42.2 | 36.6 | 39.4 | 48.4 | 41.2 |
| Primary | 55.5 | 54.7 | 56.8 | 56.5 | 45.8 | 54.7 |
| Secondary or above | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 |
| Mothers' age (n = 1,562) | ||||||
| Mean (sd) | 22.7 (7.36) | 22.4 (6.55) | 22.9 (7.89) | 22.1 (6.70) | 22.2 (6.57) | 22.5 (7.11) |
| Gravidity (n = 1,418) | ||||||
| Primigravidae (%) | 22.3 | 21.9 | 16.3 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 20.0 |
| Behavioural Decisions | ||||||
| ANC Visits (n = 1,562) | ||||||
| At least one ANC Visit reported (%) | 30.1 | 34.6 | 30.8 | 36.6 | 29.5 | 32.4 |
| Number of ANC Visits if >0 (mean, sd) | 2.42 (1.06) | 2.33 (0.84) | 1.85 (0.70) | 2.31 (0.96) | 2.11 (1.04) | 2.25 (0.97) |
| Number of TT and SP injections (%)3(n = 1,554) | ||||||
| 0 | 68.4 | 64.8 | 69.2 | 62.7 | 69.0 | 66.7 |
| 1 | 8.7 | 13.2 | 18.7 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 12.9 |
| 2 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 12.1 | 24.1 | 16.6 | 20.4 |
| Frequency of sleeping under a ITMN (%) (n = 1,562) | ||||||
| Never | 93.7 | 94.3 | 96.3 | 97.0 | 96.8 | 95.5 |
| Sometimes | 1.6 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Frequently | 4.7 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Birth Variables | ||||||
| Person assisting delivery (%) (n = 1,562) | ||||||
| Doctor/Nurse | 16.5 | 26.4 | 19.8 | 19.0 | 22.6 | 19.5 |
| Trained TBA | 16.3 | 23.3 | 14.7 | 19.2 | 16.8 | 17.6 |
| Untrained TBA | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.4 | 20.1 | 21.6 | 17.9 |
| Friend/Relative/Self | 40.1 | 28.3 | 45.4 | 37.7 | 36.3 | 40.7 |
| Other | 3.5 | 2.5 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
| Place of delivery (%) (n = 1,562) | ||||||
| Formal health facility | 18.1 | 27.7 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 24.7 | 21 |
| Home | 78.9 | 68.6 | 76.9 | 77.8 | 71.6 | 76.3 |
| Other | 3 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| Birth Outcomes | ||||||
| Pregnancy outcome (n = 1,562) | ||||||
| Live birth | 86.4 | 95.6 | 93.0 | 91.2 | 86.3 | 89.8 |
| Still birth | 6.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Miscarriage | 6.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 3.8 |
| Abortion | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| Birth Weight (n = 1,408) | ||||||
| Weight if measured within 48 h, kg (mean, sd) | 3.01 (0.64) | 3.05 (0.51) | 3.03 (0.44) | 3.10 (0.65) | 2.98 (0.54) | 3.04 (0.59) |
| Underweight (% <2.5 kg) | 11.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 13.6 | 7.9 |
Notes:
1. The median distance is shown since the data are positively skewed.
2. There are approximately 125 Kenyan Shillings to £1.
3. The number of TT and SP doses are perfectly correlated.