Table 2. Socio demographics and delivery experience characteristics of survey respondents from 13 facilities in Kenya.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age of clients interviewed | n = 641(%) |
| Average age (SD) | 24.9 (5.3) |
| 15–19 years | 85 (13.2) |
| 20–24 years | 255 (39.8) |
| 25–29 years | 180 (28.1) |
| 30–34 years | 83 (12.9) |
| 35–39 years | 27 (4.2) |
| Above 40 years | 10 (1.6) |
| Marital status | n = 641 (%) |
| Married /cohabiting | 525 (81.9) |
| Never married | 99 (15.4) |
| Separated /divorced | 17 (2.7) |
| Level of education attainment | n = 631* (%) |
| Primary | 296 (46.9) |
| Secondary | 272 (43.1) |
| Tertiary | 63 (9.9) |
| Mother's parity | n = 641 (%) |
| First birth | 263 (41.3) |
| 1–3 children | 339 (53.2) |
| 4–7 children | 35 (5.4) |
| Past experiences | n = 641 (%) |
| Reported low mood or depressed in the last 12 months | 334 (52.1) |
| Reported ever been verbally threatened, humiliated, repressed, frightened or made to feel worthless or unwanted | 206 (32.1) |
| Reported ever physically abused in their lives | 120 (18.7) |
| Reported ever been raped (forced to have sex against their will) | 14 (2.2) |
| Childbirth experience | n = 641 (%) |
| Came directly to facility to give birth | 497 (77.4) |
| Had previous delivery in current facility before | 165 (25.8) |
| Reported complications during childbirth | 403 (62.8) |
| Had cesarean section | 100 (15.6) |
| Reported manual extraction of placenta | 93 (14.5) |
| Baby died | 39 (6.1) |
| Satisfaction and quality of care | n = 639 (%) |
| Satisfied with current delivery services | 560 (87.6) |
| Perceived quality of care received | n = 640 (%) |
| Excellent | 338 (52.8) |
| Good | 224 (35.0) |
| Fair | 78 (12.2) |
| Time of delivery | n = 641 (%) |
| Day | 368 (57.4) |
| Night | 273 (42.6) |
| Type of sector | n = 641 (%) |
| Public | 583 (90.5) |
| Private | 58 (9.1) |
*in cases where the denominator is less than 641, there were missing data as a result of non-response which is not included in the analysis.