Table 1

Characteristics of women in analysis sample

	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Women who visited the nearest health facility by age	31 (years)	6.6	16	44
16–19	0.26	–	0	1
20–24	0.36	–	0	1
25–29	0.36	–	0	1
30–34	0.32	–	0	1
35–39	0.29	–	0	1
40–44	0.29	–	0	1
Women with no education or primary school education	0.69	0.46	0	1
Women who visited the nearest health facility with no education or primary school education	0.32	–	0	1
Women who visited the nearest health facility with more than primary school education	0.34	–	0	1
Currently married	0.83	0.38	0	1
Women who visited the nearest health facility and are currently married	0.33	–	0	1
Women who visited the nearest health facility and are not currently married	0.33	–	0	1
Wealthiest women	0.52	0.50	0	1
Women who visited the nearest health facility and are in the poorest wealth groups	0.29	–	0	1
Women who visited the nearest health facility and are in the richest wealth groups	0.37	–	0	1
Women who visited the nearest health facility	0.3	–	0	1
Distance to the facility chosen (km)	2.9	3.4	0.05	20.8
Distance of the nearest facility to each woman (km)	1.2	1.0	0.04	6.2
Distance of the nearest hospital to each woman (km)	4.7	3.0	0.23	9.8
Distance of the nearest health centre to each woman (km)	2.0	1.8	0.05	8.0
Distance of the nearest dispensary to each woman (km)	3.9	3.4	0.04	9.7
Women living in Arusha
Woman visited the nearest health facility	0.07	–	0	1
Distance to the facility chosen (km)	2.5	1.9	0.05	19.7
Distance of the nearest facility to each woman (km)	0.7	0.5	0.05	3.4
Women living in Meru
Woman visited the nearest health facility	0.5	–	0	1
Distance to the facility chosen (km)	3.2	4.2	0.06	20.8
Distance of the nearest facility to each woman (km)	1.5	1.2	0.04	6.2