Table 2. Baseline characteristics of survey respondents from 2 health facilities in Tanga Region, Tanzania, 2011–2012.
| INTERVENTION | COMPARISON | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (N = 644) | Baseline (N = 744) | |||
| % | % | % | p-value | |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age, mean | 25.76 | 26.10 | −0.34 | (0.32) |
| Age categories | ||||
| 15–19 | 16.77 | 13.31 | 3.46 | (0.19) |
| 20–34 | 71.58 | 74.06 | −2.48 | |
| 35–50 | 11.65 | 12.63 | −0.98 | |
| Parity | ||||
| First birth | 40.68 | 37.90 | 2.78 | (0.30) |
| 2–3 births | 35.4 | 34.59 | 0.81 | |
| 4 or more births | 23.91 | 27.46 | −3.55 | |
| Attended secondary education or greater | 20.96 | 20.78 | 0.18 | (0.93) |
| Married | 84.47 | 79.27 | 5.20 | (0.01) |
| Poor | 35.07 | 41.22 | −6.15 | (0.02) |
| Household has electricity | 28.93 | 22.37 | 6.56 | (0.005) |
| Household has mobile phone | 89.58 | 81.43 | 8.15 | (0.00) |
| Reported low mood or depression in last 12 months | 34.74 | 46.89 | −12.15 | (0.00) |
| Reported ever being physically abused or raped | 2.65 | 12.79 | −10.14 | (0.00) |
| Delivery care experience | ||||
| Caesarean section | 7.34 | 5.02 | 2.32 | (0.07) |
| Reported any complications during childbirtha | 56.54 | 55.15 | 1.39 | (0.60) |
| Length of stay for delivery ≤1 day | 34.32 | 24.45 | 9.87 | (0.00) |
| Came directly to facility for childbirth | 65.04 | 84.01 | −18.97 | (0.00) |
| Maternity ward characteristics | ||||
| Number of medical officers | 1 | 2 | ||
| Number of annual deliveries | 2827 | 3237 | ||
a Complications include extreme pain, high blood pressure, seizures, blurred vision, severe headaches, swelling in hands/feet, baby was in distress or too large, long labor (≥12 hours), excessive bleeding, and infection/fever.