Table 1.
Background characteristics of women in the study, women having given birth within three years prior to the DHS surveys in 1997, 2003 and 2011, Mozambique, % of women
| 1997 (n = 3255) | 2003 (n = 5414) | 2011 (n = 6256) | P value1, 1 st vs 2 nd period | P value2, 2 nd vs 3 rd period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||
| Type of residence | |||||
| Urban | 23.4 | 35.3 | 31.6 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Rural | 76.6 | 64.7 | 68.4 | ||
| Age | |||||
| 14–19 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 18.5 | 0.44 | 0.23 |
| 20–25 | 33.9 | 32.5 | 31.9 | ||
| 26–29 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 17.8 | ||
| 30+ | 28.5 | 30.0 | 31.8 | ||
| Education | |||||
| No education | 39.0 | 40.6 | 33.5 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Primary | 57.3 | 53.6 | 50.9 | ||
| Secondary + | 3.7 | 5.8 | 15.6 | ||
| Parity | |||||
| 1 | 23.4 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 0.12 | 0.66 |
| 2–3 | 35.7 | 35.0 | 34.8 | ||
| 4+ | 40.9 | 43.3 | 43.5 | ||
| Twin or multiple births | |||||
| Yes | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.11 | <0.01 |
| No | 98.4 | 97.8 | 96.0 | ||
| Place of deliverya | |||||
| Home | 50.3 | 43.2 | 35.9 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Public health center | 25.1 | 36.0 | 38.0 | ||
| Public hospital | 24.0 | 18.8 | 22.8 | ||
| Other | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.3 | ||
| Living region | |||||
| North | 27.3 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 0.17 | <0.01 |
| Central | 38.9 | 40.8 | 43.8 | ||
| South | 33.8 | 32.2 | 30.1 |
aPlace of delivery: “public health center”: 7 % of births occurred at a public health post in the 1997 survey, but none in the 2003 survey, and there was no “public health post” category in the 2011 survey; “other” includes private and non-specified health facilities
Information on the “place of delivery” was missing for 11 women in 1997, 5 women in 2003, and 86 women in 2011