Sample characteristics (N=180)
Mean/percentage (SE) | Overall sample | Inaccurate perceptions | Accurate perceptions | P value on test of equality: (2)=(3) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Mean age, years | 25.34 (4.73) | 25.02 (0.43) | 25.75 (0.59) | 0.31 |
Married | 85.56 (0.35) | 85.15 (0.04) | 86.07 (0.04) | 0.86 |
Any secondary or postsecondary education | 65.56 (0.48) | 66.34 (0.047) | 64.56 (0.054) | 0.80 |
Electricity in household | 93.89 (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 insurance | 38.33 (0.49) | 37.62 (0.05) | 39.24 (0.06) | 0.82 |
First pregnancy | 32.67 (0.47) | 27.78 (0.05) | 36.71 (0.05) | 0.20 |
Pregnancies, number | 2.13 (1.05) | 2.15 (0.10) | 2.10 (0.12) | 0.77 |
Antenatal visits, number | 2.99 (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, number | 0.54 (0.76) | 0.56 (0.08) | 0.51 (0.08) | 0.61 |
Informed by provider to have a high risk pregnancy | 8.33 (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.