Table 1.

Characteristics of women delivered during the period from January to June 2014 and March to November 2015 in Tosamaganga Hospital, Tanzania (n=3012)

Maternal age
Mean	25.6
Range	14–45
Parity
Nulliparous (%)	1321(43.9%)
Multiparous (%)	1691(56.1%)
Previous CS
No previous CS (%)	2493(82.8%)
One previous CS (%)	370(12.3%)
Two previous CS (%)	111(3.7%)
Three or more previous CS (%)	38(1.3%)
Referral status
Self-admitted (%)	2844(94.4%)
Referred from other facilities (%)	168(5.6%)

CS, caesarean section.