Rural/urban characteristics of women and summary of distance travelled (n=21 856)
| Characteristics | Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Total (%) |
| Age (years) (n=21 856) | |||
| 10–20 | 2710 (16.5) | 841 (15.6) | 3551 (16.2) |
| 20–30 | 8653 (52.6) | 2901 (53.6) | 11 554 (52.9) |
| 30–40 | 4784 (29.1) | 1550 (28.7) | 6334 (29.0) |
| 40–50 | 301 (1.8) | 116 (2.1) | 417 (1.9) |
| Education (n=21 289) | |||
| No formal education | 2332 (14.6) | 655 (12.3) | 2987 (14.0) |
| Primary | 1118 (7.0) | 937 (17.6) | 2055 (9.7) |
| Junior high | 9018 (56.5) | 2954 (55.5) | 11 972 (56.2) |
| Senior high | 2495 (15.6) | 452 (8.5) | 2947 (13.8) |
| Tertiary | 1008 (6.3) | 320 (6.0) | 1328 (6.2) |
| Occupation (n=21 856) | |||
| Employed | 3878 (23.6) | 1124 (20.8) | 5002 (22.9) |
| Trader/farmer | 6815 (41.4) | 2496 (46.2) | 9311 (42.6) |
| Student | 954 (5.8) | 270 (5.0) | 1224 (5.6) |
| Unemployed | 1958 (11.9) | 584 (10.8) | 2542 (11.6) |
| Unspecified | 231 (1.4) | 138 (2.6) | 369 (1.7) |
| Others | 2612 (15.9) | 796 (14.7) | 3408 (15.6) |
| Health insurance (n=21 856) | |||
| Non-insured | 158 (1.0) | 51 (0.9) | 209 (1.0) |
| Insured | 16 290 (99.0) | 5357 (99.1) | 21 647 (99.0) |
| Outcome of birth (n=21 856) | |||
| Absconded | 5 (0.0) | 5 (0.1) | 10 (0.0) |
| Died | 4 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.0) |
| Discharged | 16 424 (99.9) | 5401 (99.9) | 21 825 (99.9) |
| Transferred | 13 (0.1) | 2 (0.0) | 15 (0.1) |
| Unspecified | 2 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) |
| Type of birth (n=21 856) | |||
| Normal births and normal births with episiotomy | 12 625 (76.8) | 4051 (74.9) | 16 676 (76.3) |
| Caesarean section and other surgical procedures | 3823 (23.2) | 1357 (25.1) | 5180 (23.7) |
| Parity (n=21 119) | |||
| Never given birth | 3817 (24.0) | 1185 (22.6) | 5002 (23.7) |
| 1–3 | 10 081 (63.5) | 3499 (66.7) | 13 580 (64.3) |
| 4 or more | 1978 (12.5) | 559 (10.7) | 2537 (12.0) |
| Distance travelled (km) | |||
| Mean (SE) | 8.41 (0.05) | 4.44 (0.09) | 7.47 (0.05) |
| Median (IQR) | 7.53 (9.21) | 1.04 (4.49) | 5.73 (10.59) |