Table 3.

Socio-demographic characteristics of trained and untrained TBAs, TBA survey, Murewa and Goromonzi districts, Zimbabwe, 2006

Selected characteristics	Trained TBAs (n = 30)	Untrained TBAs (n = 42)	P-value
Median age (IQR)	62 (55–68)	52 (45–60)	< 000.1
Marital status
Married	40.0%	61.9%	0.06
Level of Education
Formal schooling	30.0%	19.0%	0.2
Main Religion
Catholic	26.6%	38.0%	0.31
Principle occupation
Subsistence farming	53.3%	61.9%	0.46
How became a TBA
Emergency delivery	33.3%	70.7%	0.002
Period as TBA
≥ 10 years	76.6.%	45.2%	0.007

TBA: traditional birth attendant; IQR: interquartle range