Table 2. Demographic characteristics of women delivering a child in the 6 weeks to 12 months prior to interview, Pwani Region, Tanzania, 2012 (n = 3,003).
| Maternal factors | n | (%) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 27.1 | (6.8) |
| Muslim a | 2434 | (81.1) |
| Currently married b | 2483 | (82.7) |
| Education | ||
| No formal education | 799 | (26.7) |
| Any primary | 1919 | (64.0) |
| Any secondary | 280 | (9.3) |
| Primary occupation, farmer or homemaker c | 2426 | (82.0) |
| Listens to the radio daily | 1824 | (60.7) |
| Owns own mobile phone | 1071 | (35.8) |
| Household has electricity | 188 | (6.3) |
| Self-rated health, good d | 2068 | (68.9) |
| Primiparous | 722 | (24.0) |
| Maternal health experiences | ||
| Has health insurance | 164 | (5.6) |
| > 5 visits to local clinic in past year | 829 | (29.4) |
| > 3 antenatal care visits for most recent pregnancy | 1884 | (63.2) |
| No. of antenatal services received for most recent pregnancy (max 9), mean(SD) e | 7.0 | (1.6) |
| Facility delivery for most recent birth | 2133 | (72.0) |
| No. of delivery services received for most recent delivery (max 9), mean(SD) f | 6.5 | (2.1) |
| Experienced disrespect and abuse during most recent delivery | 166 | (7.8) |
| Perceived overall quality of care at local clinic as very good or excellent versus good, fair, or poor | 965 | (34.0) |
a 17.9% Christian
b Includes legal marriages and cohabitating couples
c Includes homemakers, farmers, and house cleaners
d Based on a "no problem" rating for all five items (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain or discomfort, and anxiety or depression) of the EQ-5D instrument EuroQol Group, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
e Index of nine antenatal care services: diagnostics, treatment, and counseling
f Index of nine delivery services: diagnostics, treatment, and postnatal counseling.