Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of Traditional Birth Attendants by zones in Imo State
Variable | Category | Freq (%) N = 30 | Freq (%) N = 90 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlu zone | Owerri zone | Okigwe zone | Imo State | ||
Age group | 20–40 | 9 (30·0) | 8 (26·7) | 12 (40·0) | 29 (32·2) |
p = ·516(df 2) | 41–60 | 17 (56·7) | 18 (60·0) | 17 (56·7) | 52 (57·8) |
Above 60 | 4 (13·3) | 4 (13·3) | 1 (3·3) | 9 (10·0) | |
Mean age (STD) | 47·7 (11·8) | 49·0 (11·6) | 43·5 (12·9) | 46·5 (12·2) | |
Marital status | Single | 1 (3·3) | 1 (3·3) | 4 (13·3) | 6 (6·7) |
p = ·349(df 2) | Divorced | 2 (6·7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2·2) |
Widowed | 8 (26·7) | 7 (23·3) | 2 (6·7) | 17 (18·9) | |
Married | 19 (63·3) | 22 (73·3) | 24 (80.0) | 65 (72·2) | |
Level of Education | Primary | 10 (33·3) | 4 (13·3) | 5 (16·7) | 19 (21·1) |
p = ·192(df 4) | Secondary | 16 (53·3) | 18 (60·0) | 15 (50·0) | 49 (54·4) |
Tertiary | 4 (13·3) | 8 (26·7) | 10 (33·3) | 22 (24·4) | |
Years practiced as | < 1 | 2 (6·7) | 1 (3·3) | 2 (6·7) | 5 (5·6) |
TBA | 1–9 | 9 (30·0) | 7 (23·3) | 14 (46·7) | 30 (33·3) |
p = ·249(df 4) | 10–24 | 9 (30·0) | 12 (40·0) | 9 (30·0) | 30 (33·3) |
Above 24 | 10 (33·3) | 10 (33·3) | 5 (16·7) | 25 (27·8) | |
Mean year (STD) | 17·7 (14·7) | 18·6 (13·1) | 12·9 (12·4) | 16·4 (13·5) | |
No. of Deliveries | < 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (3·3) | 1 (1·1) |
Per Month | 1–9 | 15 (50·0) | 18 (60·0) | 14 (46·7) | 47 (52·2) |
p = ·669(df 2) | 10–24 | 14 (46·7) | 12 (40·0) | 14 (46·7) | 40 (44·4) |
Above 24 | 1 (3·3) | 0 (0) | 1 (3·3) | 2 (2·2) | |
Mean delivery (STD) | 11·2 (6·5) | 9·4 (6·0) | 10·6 (6·9) | 10·4 (6·5) | |