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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Factors influencing mothers’ decisions regarding obstetrical care in Western Kenya: a mixed-methods study

 

Yala

(n = 97)

Bondob

(n = 102)

Siaya

(n = 108)

Total

(N = 307)

Agea

28 (23–35)

26 ( 23–32)

26 (22–31)

26 (23–32)

Catchment

21,999

42,506

44,195

108,700c

Marital status [n (%)]

 Married

78 (80.4)

85 (83.3)

71 (65.7)

234 (76.2)

 Single

15 (15.5)

13 (12.8)

34 (31.5)

62 (20.2)

 Divorced

2 (2.1)

1 (0.98)

1 (0.9)

4 (1.3)

 Separated

0

2 (1.96)

1 (0.9)

3 (0.98)

 Widowed

2 (2.1)

1 (0.98)

1 (0.9)

4 (1.3)

Parity

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

1 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

Hospital deliveries [n (%)]

91 (93.8)

93 (91.1)

97 (89.8)

281 (91.5)d

Education (≥ Primary education) [n (%)]

96 (98.97)

101 (99)

107 (99.1)

304 (99)

Focus group participants [n (%)]

26 (26.8)

21 (20.6)

20 (18.5)

67 (21.8)

  1. aContinuous variables presented as median (IQR)
  2. b1 participant resident from Ugunja was excluded from the analysis. In 2012, the Maternal Mortality Rate in Siaya was 117.1 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. (Republic of Kenya Ministry of Health. Health Sector Human Resources Strategy 2014–2018. Available at: http://www.health.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Kenya-HRH-Strategy-2014-2018.pdf. Accessed January 8, 2019.)
  3. cThe total expected population for Siaya County in 2015 was 932,795. (Republic of Kenya, County Government of Siaya. Medium Term: Annual Development Plan 2017–2018. Available at: http://siaya.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/SIAYA-COUNTY-2017-18-ADP-FINAL.pdf. Accessed January 8, 2019.)
  4. d69.6% of women 15–49 years delivered in a health facility in Siaya County in 2014 [14]