Table 1.
Characteristics of participating pregnant women in their last trimester of pregnancy (southern Tanzania, 2017, N = 406).
| All women | Rural women | Urban women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 406) | (N = 194; 47.8 %) | (N = 212; 52.2 %) | p | |
| Age in years, mean (sd) | 27.9 (7.2) | 28.4 (7.9) | 27.5 (6.5) | 0.193 |
| Less than primary school education | 33.0 % | 50.0 % | 17.5 % | <0.001 |
| Married | 81.5 % | 80.9 % | 82.1 % | 0.799 |
| More than 2 adults in the household | 30.3 % | 26.8 % | 33.5 % | 0.160 |
| Asset score, mean (sd) | 2.5 (2.5) | 1.1 (1.4) | 3.7 (2.7) | <0.001 |
| Previously gave birth | 74.1 % | 75.3 % | 73.1 % | 0.651 |
| Vaccine hesitancy score, mean (sd) | 7.3 (3.3) | 7.7 (3.6) | 6.9 (2.9) | 0.015 |
| Names 1 + vaccine-preventable disease | 67.0 % | 58.2 % | 75.0 % | <0.001 |
| Names 1 + vaccine-related side effect | 47.5 % | 45.9 % | 49.1 % | 0.551 |
| Time to nearest health facility in minutes, mean (sd) | 19.9 (19.6) | 24.0 (24.2) | 16.1 (13.1) | <0.001 |
Notes: Abbreviations: sd – standard deviation.
The statistical significance of differences between rural and urban women was assessed using Student’s t-tests (for continuous variables) and chi-squared tests (for categorical variables).