Demographic and household characteristics, and uptake of maternal care of women aged 15–49 years with a live birth in the last 12 months* (n=324)
n | % | |
Age (years) | ||
15–24 | 121 | 37 |
25–34 | 138 | 43 |
35–49 | 65 | 20 |
Highest education† | ||
None/preschool | 3 | 1 |
Primary | 163 | 50 |
Secondary | 149 | 46 |
Higher education | 7 | 2 |
Household income† | ||
<150 soles (~US$42) | 167 | 52 |
151–300 soles | 129 | 40 |
>300 soles (~US$84) | 26 | 8 |
Primary water source of household | ||
River or spring | 158 | 49 |
Public tap or well | 79 | 24 |
Private well or rainwater from roof | 69 | 21 |
Other | 18 | 6 |
Piped into dwelling | 0 | 0 |
Number of facility ANC consultations‡ | ||
0 visit | 26 | 8.0 |
1–5 visits | 110 | 34.0 |
6–7 visits | 104 | 32.1 |
≥8 visits | 84 | 25.6 |
Place of birth | ||
Health facility | 114 | 35 |
Home birth | 208 | 64 |
Other | 2 | 1 |
Caesarean section | ||
Yes | 25 | 8 |
*Women were identified based on a census of all communities in the Mamás del Río (MDR) implementation area conducted in early 2019 as part of the programme evaluation.
†Two women answered ‘don’t know’.
‡One woman answered ‘don’t know’.
ANC, antenatal care.