Table 1.
Background characteristics amongst women of reproductive age in Dodoma (n=423)
| Variable | n | % |
| Maternal age (years) | ||
| <20 | 52 | 12.3 |
| 20–35 | 284 | 67.1 |
| >35 | 87 | 20.5 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 363 | 85.8 |
| Not married | 60 | 14.2 |
| Education level | ||
| None | 124 | 29.3 |
| Primary | 238 | 56.2 |
| Secondary or above | 59 | 13.9 |
| Missing | 2 | 0.5 |
| Occupation | ||
| Subsistence farmer | 227 | 53.8 |
| Housewife | 112 | 26.5 |
| Self-employment | 50 | 11.8 |
| Formal employment | 33 | 7.8 |
| Transport cost perception | ||
| High | 175 | 41.4 |
| Moderate | 31 | 7.3 |
| Normal | 185 | 43.7 |
| Low | 32 | 7.6 |
| Parity | ||
| Primipara (1) | 97 | 22.9 |
| Multipara (2–4) | 235 | 55.5 |
| Grand multipara (≥.5) | 91 | 21.6 |
| ANC visits | ||
| None | 3 | 0.7 |
| <4 | 174 | 41.1 |
| ≥4 | 246 | 58.2 |
| Decision-making | ||
| Myself | 134 | 31.7 |
| Husband/Partner alone | 46 | 10.8 |
| Myself + husband/partner | 233 | 55.1 |
| Others | 10 | 2.3 |
| Delivery problem at last pregnancy | 8.0 | |
| Excessive bleeding | 34 | |
| Retained placenta | 18 | 4.3 |
| Loss of a baby | 10 | 2.3 |
| Fits | 1 | 0.2 |
| None | 360 | 85.1 |
| Distance to nearest health facility | ||
| ≤5 km | 298 | 70.4 |
| >5 km | 125 | 29.6 |
| Place of delivery at last pregnancy | ||
| Health facility | 273 | 64.5 |
| Home | 150 | 35.5 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 248 | 58.6 |
| Rural | 175 | 41.4 |
| Perception of cost delivery | ||
| Normal | 3 | 0.7 |
| Low | 163 | 38.5 |
| High | 257 | 60.8 |