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Table 2 Birth preparedness among survey respondents who had given birth in the previous year

From: Birth preparedness and place of birth in Tandahimba district, Tanzania: what women prepare for birth, where they go to deliver, and why

Items prepared

n/496

Percent

95 % CI

Cotton gauze

460

93

90–95

Cover to deliver on

418

84

81–87

Gloves

359

72

67–77

Clean clothes

267a

70

65–74

Money

206

42

37–46

Razor

86

17

14–21

Basin

64

13

10–16

Soap

56

11

8–15

Cord clamps or thread

52

10

8–13

Bucket

51

10

8–13

Uterotonic drugs

26

5

3–8

Transport

9

2

1–3

Identification of facility for delivery

3

1

0–2

  1. a N = 384 due to missing values