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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and Distribution of deliveries by type of attendant and place of delivery among the respondent mothers who had a live birth in the two years preceding the survey in Nyandarua District, Kenya

From: Delivery Practices and Associated Factors among Mothers Seeking Child Welfare Services in Selected Health Facilities in Nyandarua South District, Kenya

Characteristics

N

%†

Mean age [SD] years

28.1 [6.4] â—¦

 

Marital status:

  

Married

354

86.6

Single

43

10.5

Separated

11

2.7

Widow

1

0.2

Level of education:

  

None

1

0.2

Primary

290

70.9

Secondary

100

24.4

College

16

3.9

University

2

0.5

Religion:

  

Christian

385

94.1

Muslim

5

1.2

Traditional

1

0.2

No religious affiliation

18

4.4

Number of children:

  

Mean number Alive [SD]

3 [2]â—¦

 

Mean number Dead [SD]

1 [1]â—¦

 

Mean number Total [SD]

3 [2]â—¦

 

Less than 3 children

293

71.6

More than 3 children

116

28.2

Wealth score:

  

<5

70

17.1

5-10

330

80.7

>10

9

2.2

Delivery Attendant:

  

Doctor, nurse, midwife

564*

48.2

Neighbor and/or relative

452*

38.6

Self

137*

11.7

TBA

17*

1.5

Place of Delivery:

  

Health Facility

562*

48

Home

608*

52

  1. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; TBA, traditional birth attendant; * Number of deliveries; † Column percentages