Skilled Birth Attendance among Women in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

Table 1

Demographic and institutional factors associated with skilled birth attendance.

Variable	Group	Nonskilled birth attendance	Skilled birth attendance	Statistical values
Age in years; ()	Below 20	9 (28%)	23 (72%)
	20–24	10 (10%)	94 (90%)
	25–29	16 (20%)	65 (80%)
	30–34	13 (23%)	44 (77%)
	35–39	20 (43%)	27 (57%)
	40–44	12 (50%)	12 (50%)
Level of education; ()	No formal education	11 (58%)	8 (42%)
	Primary education	60 (23%)	196 (77%)
	Secondary education and above	9 (13%)	61 (87%)
Family monthly income (Kshs); ()	Below 1000	44 (32%)	93 (68%)
	1000–5000	32 (20%)	124 (79%)
	Above 5000	4 (8%)	48 (92%)
Distance to health facility; ()	More than 5 km	54 (18%)	238 (82%)
	Within 5 km	26 (49%)	27 (51%)
Facility attended during ANC	Dispensary	15 (21%)	56 (79%)
	Health centre	26 (31%)	59 (69%)
	Hospital	22 (13%)	149 (87%)