Table 1 Baseline characteristics of first-visit ANC consultations, Tanzania SPA 2014–2015 (n = 1853)
Variable | n(%) | |
|---|---|---|
Managing authority | Â | |
 Public | 1519 (81.98) | |
 Private | 334 (18.02) | |
Facility location | ||
 Rural | 1383 (74.64) | |
 Urban | 470 (25.36) | |
Facility type | ||
 Clinic and dispensary | 1253 (67.62) | |
 Health center | 336 (18.13) | |
 Hospital | 264 (14.25) | |
Quality assurance | ||
 Not Performed < 1 year | 1375 (74.20) | |
 Performed < 1 year | 478 (25.80) | |
Routine management meeting | 404 (62.4) | |
 Not Performed | 348 (18.78) | |
 Performed | 1505 (81.22) | |
Provider’s sex (Female) | ||
 Male | 309 (16.68) | |
 Female | 1544 (88.32) | |
Cadre | 782 (95.1) | |
 Nurses | 1744 (94.12) | |
 Clinicians | 109 (5.88) | |
Working experience | 392 (47.7) | |
 < 5 years | 1057 (57.04) | |
 ≥ 5 years | 796 (42.96) | |
Maternal age | ||
 < 20 years | 351 (18.94) | |
 20–35 years | 1229 (66.34) | |
 > 35 years | 273 (14.73) | |
Maternal education level | ||
 None | 430 (23.21) | |
 Primary | 1145 (61.79) | |
 Secondary and above | 278 (15.00) | |