Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the 426 surveyed mothers by type of clinic attended
Background factor | All included | Subgroup analysisS | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 426 (%) | Rural clinic N = 78 (%) | Urban clinic N = 233 (%) | |
Residence | |||
Rural | 193 (45.3) | 76 (97.4) | 50 (21.5) |
Urban | 233 (54.7) | 2 (2.6) | 183 (78.5)*** |
Mothers' age, y | |||
< = 25 | 219 (51.4) | 45 (57.7) | 110 (47.2) |
>25 | 207 (48.6) | 33 (42.3) | 123 (52.8) |
Number of siblings | |||
0 | 169 (39.7) | 34 (43.6) | 79 (33.9) |
1 | 132 (31.0) | 20 (25.6) | 80 (34.3) |
< = 2 | 125 (29.3) | 24 (30.8) | 74 (31.8) |
Marital status | |||
Married/cohabiting | 384 (90.1) | 67 (85.9) | 213 (91.4) |
Single/divorced/widow | 42 (9.9) | 11 (14.1) | 20 (8.6) |
Religion | |||
Catholic | 186 (43.7) | 49 (62.8) | 92 (39.5) |
Protestant | 162 (38.0) | 25 (32.1) | 93 (39.9) |
Muslim/other | 78 (18.3) | 4 (5.1) | 48 (20.6)** |
Ethnicity | |||
Chagga | 266 (62.4) | 66 (84.6) | 135 (57.9) |
Pare/other | 160 (37.6) | 12 (15.4) | 98 (42.1)*** |
Education, mother | |||
0-6 | 23 (5.4) | 5 (6.4) | 9 (3.9) |
7 | 212 (49.8) | 45 (57.7) | 113 (48.5) |
8-12 | 146 (34.3) | 21 (26.9) | 83 (35.6) |
12+ | 45 (10.6) | 7 (9.0) | 28 (12.0) |
Socio-economic status | |||
Bottom quintile | 81 (19.0) | 28 (35.9) | 27 (11.6)*** |
2nd quintile | 88 (20.7) | 22 (28.2) | 41 (17.6) |
3rd quintile | 94 (22.1) | 17 (21.8) | 56 (24.0) |
4th quintile | 65 (15.3) | 8 (10.3) | 41 (17.6) |
Top quintile | 98 (23.0) | 3 (3.8) | 68 (29.2) |