Table 2

Characteristics of participants by study site in 1999 and 2003


Specialist
City MCH
District
County


1999
2003
1999
2003
1999
2003
1999
2003
N
150
162
150
160
150
228
149
161
Mean age ± SD
28.2 ± 4.6
27.9 ± 3.9
27.7 ± 3.6
27.9 ± 3.9
28.5 ± 4.9
27.9 ± 4.7
24.5 ± 2.7
24.3 ± 3.5
High school education(%)
119 (79)
126 (78)
130 (87)
151 (94)
116 (77)
164 (72)
40 (27)
48 (30)
First delivery (%)
132 (88)
147 (91)
143 (95)
155 (97)
139 (93)
196 (86)
139 (93)
145 (90)
Self payment (%)*
59 (39)
71 (44)
39 (26)
46 (29)
77 (51)
129 (57)
122 (82)
142 (88)

Women who had completed education up to age 18.

*Payment of hospital fees out of pocket rather than via government, labour or medical insurance schemes

Qian et al. BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:29   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-29