Table 1 Comparison of study participant characteristics by health centre

Total n

318

120

101

97

-

Age (years) median (Range)

23 (14–44)

22 (14–38)

23 (16–42)

24 (18–44)

0.004^c

Gestation (wks) median (Range)

22 (4–36)

20 (4–36)

28 (16–36)

20 (7–34)

<0.001^c

Travel time to clinic (minutes) median (range)

15 (1–360)

13.5 (1–120)

10 (5–20)

30 (5–360)

<0.001^c

Travel cost (Shillings) median (range)

800 (0–4000)

^a

300 (0–1000)

800 (0–4000)

<0.001^c

Literate n (%)

270 (86)

89 (76)

91 (90)

90 (93)

0.001^d

Marital status n (%)

Married

236 (74.2)

113 (94.2)

95 (95)

28 (28.9)

<0.001^d

Partnership

82 (25.8)

7 (5.8)

6 (5.9)

69 (71.1)

-

Religion n (%)

Christian

284 (90.5)

101 (86.3)

92 (91.1)

91 (94.8)

0.116^d

Muslim & Other

30 (9.6)

16 (13.7)

9 (8.9)

5 (5.2)

-

Education n (%)

None

49 (15.4)

30 (25)

10 (9.9)

9 (9.3)

0.001^d

Primary

203 (63.8)

74 (61.7)

71 (70.3)

58 (59.8)

-

Secondary

66 (20.8)

16 (13.3)

20 (19.8)

30 (30.9)

-

Employment n (%)

None

59 (18.9)

10 (8.5)

27 (27.6)

22 (22.7)

<0.001^d

Formal

8 (2.6)

-

1 (1.0)

7 (7.2)

-

Self-employed

245 (78.3)

107 (91.5)

70 (71.4)

68 (70.1)

-

Children at home N (%)

None

131 (46.2)

32 (37.2)

43 (43.4)

56 (58.3)

0.065^d

1_2

110 (39.2)

39 (45.4)

41 (41.4)

31 (31.3)

-

>2

40 (14.2)

15 (17.4)

15 (15.2)

10 (10.4)

-

Media exposure at home n (%)

None

6 (1.9)

1 (0.8)

1 (1)

4 (4.1)

<0.001^d

Radio

190 (59.8)

95 (79.1)

51 (50.5)

44 (45.4)

-

Media plus^b

122 (38.4)

24 (20)

49 (48.5)

49 (50.5)

-