Table 1 Percentage distribution of maternal, late maternal and non-maternal deaths of women aged 15–49 years by socio-demographic characteristics: Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Korogocho and Viwandani, 2003–2005
From: Maternal mortality in the informal settlements of Nairobi city: what do we know?
Maternal and late maternal deaths | Non-maternal female deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Maternal deaths | Late maternal deaths | |
N = 29 | N = 22 | N = 238 | |
Age category | |||
< 20 yrs | 6.9 | 18.2 | 1.7 |
20–29 yrs | 58.6 | 50.0 | 31.1 |
30–39 yrs | 34.5 | 22.7 | 44.5 |
40–49 yrs | 0.0 | 9.1 | 22.7 |
Residence | |||
Korogocho | 69.0 | 40.9 | 65.1 |
Viwandani | 31.0 | 59.1 | 34.9 |
Ethnicity | |||
Kikuyu | 27.6 | 31.8 | 35.7 |
Luo | 34.5 | 22.7 | 32.8 |
Kamba | 17.2 | 22.7 | 12.2 |
Luhya | 13.8 | 22.7 | 12.6 |
Others | 6.9 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
Education | |||
No education | 6.9 | 4.6 | 10.5 |
Primary | 82.8 | 81.8 | 67.2 |
Secondary | 10.3 | 13.6 | 22.3 |