The economic burden of maternal mortality on households: evidence from three sub-counties in rural western Kenya

Table 1 Kenya and Nyanza Province, 2008-09

	Nyanza	Kenya
Childbearing
% of 15-19 yr. olds who have started childbearing	27	17.7
Median age at first sexual intercourse (women age 25-49 yrs.)	16.5	18.2
Median age at first birth (women age 25-49 yrs.)	19	19.8
Maternal care
% who received antenatal care from a skilled provider ¹	93.6	91.5
% delivered in a health care facility (public or private)²	44.2	42.6
% who had no postnatal checkup ¹	65.8	52.6
Fertility and family planning
Total fertility rate	5.4	4.6
% of women using any modern contraception	32.9	39.4

Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and ICF Macro. 2010. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2008-09.
1. % of women 15-49 with a live birth in the 5 years preceding the survey
2. % distribution of live births in 5 years preceding the survey

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