Table 2.
Characteristics of delivery clients included in the respectful maternity care study sample—Kigoma Region, Tanzania, April–July 2016 (n = 935)
| Women, n (%) | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | ||
| 15 to19 | 163 (17.4) | 15.1−20.0 |
| 20 to 29 | 470 (50.3) | 47.1−53.5 |
| 30 to 39 | 251 (26.8) | 24.1−29.8 |
| 40 to 49 | 38 (4.1) | 3.0−5.5 |
| Don’t know | 13 (1.4) | 0.8−2.4 |
| Facility type | ||
| Hospital | 254 (27.2) | 24.4−30.1 |
| Health center | 473 (50.6) | 47.4−53.8 |
| Dispensary | 208 (22.3) | 19.7−25.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| In a union | 851 (91.0) | 89.0−92.7 |
| Not in a union | 84 (9.0) | 7.3−11.0 |
| Frequency of attendance at religious services | ||
| Attends at least weekly | 808 (86.4) | 84.1−88.5 |
| Attends less often than weekly | 127 (13.6) | 11.5−15.9 |
| Highest education attended | ||
| No education | 190 (20.3) | 17.9−23.0 |
| Primary | 629 (67.3) | 64.2−70.2 |
| Secondary | 100 (10.7) | 8.9−12.8 |
| College or University | 16 (1.7) | 1.0−2.8 |
| Literacy | ||
| Able to read and write | 663 (70.9) | 67.9−73.7 |
| Unable to both read and write | 264 (28.2) | 25.4−31.2 |
| Missing or refused | 8 (0.9) | 0.4−1.7 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| Low wealth | 185 (19.8) | 17.4−22.5 |
| Low middle wealth | 168 (18.0) | 15.6−20.6 |
| Middle wealth | 186 (19.9) | 17.5−22.6 |
| High middle wealth | 201 (21.5) | 19.0−24.3 |
| High wealth | 195 (20.9) | 18.4−23.6 |
| Total live births | ||
| Mean (SD) | 3.3 (2.3) | 3.1−3.4 |
| Companion in labor | ||
| Yes | 418 (44.7) | 41.5−47.9 |
| No | 517 (55.3) | 52.1−58.5 |
| Companion at time of delivery | ||
| Yes | 112 (12.0) | 10.0−14.2 |
| No | 823 (88.0) | 85.8−90.0 |
| Self-reported delivery complications | ||
| Yes | 121 (12.9) | 10.9−15.3 |
| No | 814 (87.1) | 84.7−89.1 |
NOTE: CI Confidence Intervals, SD Standard Deviation