Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and CS percentage, Moshi urban and rural districts

Referral status

Medically referred

2269 (11%)

1062 (19%)

47%

2423 (28%)

1187 (41%)

49%

Not referred

17938 (85%)

4318 (77%)

24%

5882 (67%)

1675 (54%)

29%

Missing

788 (4%)

211 (3.8%)

452 (5%)

137 (4.6%)

Father´s education level

No/primary education

8720 (42%)

2516 (45%)

29%

5192 (59)

1995 (67%)

39%

Sec/higher education

12223 (58%)

3063 (55%)

25%

3524 (40)

984 (33%)

28%

Missing

52 (0.2%)

12 (0.2%)

41 (0.5%)

20 (0.7%)

Mother´s education level

No/primary education

11362 (54%)

3125 (56%)

28%

6104 (70%)

2273 (76%)

37%

Sec/higher education

9602 (46%)

2460 (44%)

26%

2639 (30%)

722 (24%)

27%

Missing

31 (0.1%)

6 (0.1%)

14 (0.2%)

4 (0.1%)

Mother´s marital status

Married

18382 (88%)

4967 (89%)

27%

7623 (87%)

2607 (88%)

34%

Single

2562 (12%)

615 (11%)

24%

1084 (12%)

369 (12%)

34%

Missing

51 (0.2%)

9 (0.2%)

50 (0.6%)

23 (0.8%)

Mother´s tribe

Chagga

11613 (55%)

2905 (52%)

25%

5695 (65%)

1729 (58%)

30%

Pare

2299 (11%)

690 (12%)

30%

918 (11%)

419 (14%)

46%

Other

7058 (34%)

1991 (36%)

28%

2131 (24%)

845 (28%)

40%

Missing

25 (0.1%)

5 (0.1%)

13 (0.1%

6 (0.2%)

Mother´s age

13-17y

398 (2%)

97 (2%)

24%

280 (3%)

78 (3%)

28%

18-25y

7998 (38%)

1851 (33%)

23%

3416 (39%

1126 (38%)

33%

26-35y

10635 (51%)

3008 (54%)

28%

3954 (45%)

1405 (47%)

36%

36-47y

1931 (9%)

628 (9%)

33%

1092 (13%)

383 (13%)

35%

<13y, >47y

29 (0.1%)

7 (0.1%)

12 (0.1%)

5 (0.2%)

Missing

4

0

3

2 (0.1%)

Mother´s parity

1

8843 (42%)

2152 (39%)

24%

3309 (38%)

998 (33%)

30%

2-3

9692 (46%)

2756 (49%)

29%

3725 (42%)

1410 (47%)

38%

4-6

2351 (11%)

663 (12%)

28%

1556 (18%)

544 (18%)

35%

7+

109 (0.5%)

20 (0.4%)

18%

167 (2%)

47 (1.6%)

28%

Missing

0

0

0

0