Table 1

Sample characteristics (N=180)

Mean/percentage (SE)Overall sampleInaccurate perceptionsAccurate perceptionsP value on test of equality: (2)=(3)
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Mean age, years25.34 (4.73)25.02 (0.43)25.75 (0.59)0.31
Married85.56 (0.35)85.15 (0.04)86.07 (0.04)0.86
Any secondary or postsecondary education65.56 (0.48)66.34 (0.047)64.56 (0.054)0.80
Electricity in household93.89 (0.24)92.08 (0.03)96.20 (0.02)0.25
Would be “difficult” or “very difficult” to pay roughly $10 for treatment if household member became ill†60.00 (0.49)61.39 (0.05)58.23 (0.06)0.67
Health insurance38.33 (0.49)37.62 (0.05)39.24 (0.06)0.82
First pregnancy32.67 (0.47)27.78 (0.05)36.71 (0.05)0.20
Pregnancies, number2.13 (1.05)2.15 (0.10)2.10 (0.12)0.77
Antenatal visits, number2.99 (1.05)2.98 (0.10)3.01 (0.11)0.16
Previous C-section (among those with previous birth)9.83 (0.30)8.22 (0.03)12.25 (0.05)0.46
People with whom delivery location was discussed, number0.54 (0.76)0.56 (0.08)0.51 (0.08)0.61
Informed by provider to have a high risk pregnancy8.33 (0.38)5.15 (0.02)11.39 (0.035)0.19
  • *Amount converted from Kenyan Shillings (1000) to US Dollars using April 2017 conversion rate of 0.0097.