Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of women in Moshi municipal by clinics (N = 413)
| Characteristics | Overall Frequency (%) |
Health Facility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasua (n = 228) Frequency (%) |
Majengo (n = 185) Frequency (%) |
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| Maternal age (years) | |||
| < 20 | 39 (9.4) | 27 (11.8) | 12 (6.5) |
| 20–34 | 338 (81.9) | 187 (82.0) | 151 (81.6) |
| ≥ 35 | 36 (8.7) | 14 (6.2) | 22 (11.9) |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 234 (56.7) | 92 (40.4) | 142 (76.8) |
| Muslim | 179 (43.3) | 136 (59.6) | 43 (23.2) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single/widow/Separated | 42 (10.1) | 23 (10.1) | 19 (10.3) |
| Married/Cohabiting | 371 (89.8) | 205 (89.9) | 166 (89.7) |
| Education status | |||
| None and primary | 254 (61.5) | 153 (67.1) | 101 (54.6) |
| Secondary and above | 159 (38.5) | 75 (32.9) | 84 (45.4) |
| Occupation status (N = 410) | |||
| Self employed | 371 (90.5) | 211 (93.3) | 160 (87.0) |
| Employed | 39 (9.5) | 15 (6.6) | 24 (13.0) |
| Maternal income* (N = 284) | |||
| ≤ 60,000Tshs | 144 (50.7) | 92 (53.2) | 52 (46.8) |
| > 60,000Tshs | 140 (49.3) | 81 (46.8) | 59 (53.2) |
| Alcohol use | |||
| Yes | 61 (14.8) | 16 (7.0) | 45 (24.3) |
| No | 352 (85.2) | 212 (93.0) | 140 (75.7) |
| Partners information’s | |||
| Education level (N = 408) | |||
| None and primary | 221 (54.2) | 130 (57.8) | 91 (49.7) |
| Secondary and above | 187 (45.8) | 95 (42.2) | 92 (50.3) |
| Occupation status (N = 412) | |||
| Self employed | 246 (59.7) | 143 (63.0) | 103 (55.7) |
| Employed | 166 (40.3) | 84 (37.0) | 82 (44.3) |
| Child information | |||
| Sex of the child (N = 409) | |||
| Male | 201 (49.1) | 107 (47.8) | 94 (50.8) |
| Female | 208 (50.9) | 117 (52.2) | 91 (49.2) |
*At the time of the study 1 USD = 2000 TZS