Table 1 Place and attendance at deliveries in rural and urban Leon municipality, Nicaragua, 2003-2005
Total n = 2090 (%) | Rural n = 564 (%) | Urban n = 1,525 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Place of delivery | |||
Hospital | 82.9 | 86.7 | 81.5 |
Health centre | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Private clinic | 13.7 | 2.3 | 17.9 |
Home | 3.0 | 9.6 | 0.5 |
Other | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Attendant at delivery | |||
Physician | 96.1 | 87.8 | 99.1 |
Nurse | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
Midwife | 2.6 | 8.5 | 0.4 |
Other | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 |