Table 2 Characteristics by those who received all three postpartum visits (N = 33,914)

Overall

33,914

10,602

31.26

Age (years)

0.259

 < 20 years old

2,823

885

31.35

 20–29 years old

19,160

6,043

31.54

 30–39 years old

10,489

3,206

30.57

 > 40 years old

1,442

468

32.45

Education Level

 < 0.001

 No education

6,984

2,276

32.59

 Some Primary School

6,441

2,124

32.97

 Completed Primary School

3,937

1,266

32.16

 Some Secondary School

5,129

1,965

38.31

 Completed Secondary School

259

98

37.84

All Children Currently Living

0.022

 Not all children living

2,446

882

36.06

 All children living

20,304

6,847

33.72

Electricity at Home

 < 0.001

 No electricity at home

14,810

4,838

32.67

 Electricity at home

7,940

2,891

36.41

Drinking Water Source

 < 0.001

 Surface water

187

49

26.20

 Tap pump outside

11,003

3,805

34.58

 Well

4,757

1,447

30.42

 Tap pump home

6,550

2,341

35.74

 Well home

184

72

39.13

 Other

69

15

21.74

Roof Material

0.001

 Scrap corrugated iron

4,958

1,646

33.20

 Corrugated iron sheets

12,855

4,441

34.55

 Thatched

4,677

1,574

33.65

 Tiles / shingles

131

45

34.35

 Other

129

23

17.83

Floor Material

0.043

 Dirt

6,543

2,136

32.65

 Plastic mat

241

92

38.17

 Concrete

15,683

5,412

34.51

 Tiles

199

63

31.66

 Other

84

26

30.95

District

 < 0.001

 Kaskazini B

5,238

813

30.35

 Kaskazini A

2,679

1,974

37.69

 Kati

3,117

924

29.64

 Maghribi

4,230

1,225

28.96

 Kusini

1,605

524

32.65

 Mkoani

5,456

1,657

30.37

 Wete

3,206

849

26.48

 Micheweni

3,762

1,316

34.98

 Chake Chake

4,621

1,320

28.57

HIV Status

 < 0.001

 Negative

32,557

10,315

31.68

 Positive

554

138

24.91

 Unknown or Unreported Status

803

149

18.56

Parity (births)

 < 0.001

 0

7,822

2,623

33.53

 1–2

11,205

3,501

31.24

 3–4

7,679

2,322

30.24

 5–7

5,513

1,663

30.17

 8 + 

1,695

493

29.09

Abortion

 Never had abortion

29,014

9,088

31.32

0.564

 Has had abortion

4,900

1,514

30.90

Stillbirth

0.487

 Never had stillbirth

33,015

10,331

31.29

 Has had stillbirth

899

271

30.90

Presence of Previous Pregnancy Conditions

 < 0.001

 No previous conditions

29,929

9,457

31.60

 At least one previous condition

3,916

1,119

28.58

Presence of Current Pregnancy Conditions

0.070

 No current conditions

33,234

10,364

31.18

 At least one current condition

611

212

34.70

Previous Delivery Location

 < 0.001

 No previous birth

7,822

2,623

33.53

 At home/in the community

7,093

2,065

29.11

 On the way to a health facility

292

81

27.74

 At health facility

18,638

5,807

31.16

Delivery Facility Type

 < 0.001

 Home/In community delivery

8,466

2,539

29.99

 Cottage hospital

12,811

3,964

30.94

 PHCU + 

5,072

1,870

36.87

 Referral hospital

5,805

1,713

29.51

 District hospital

1,688

485

28.73

 Other

72

31

43.06

Type of Delivery

 < 0.001

 NVD

24,122

7,739

32.08

 Caesarean

1,264

297

23.50

 Other

92

41

44.57

Cost From Home to Health Facility (Proxy for Distance)

0.003

 < 5,000 TSH

12,046

3,636

30.18

 5,000 – 9,999 TSH

8,450

2,610

30.89

 10,000 – 14,999 TSH

4,267

1,373

32.18

 15,000 – 19,999 TSH

4,777

1,554

32.53

 > 20,000 TSH

4,374

1,429

32.67

Postpartum Phone Consultation

 < 0.001

 No postpartum phone consultation

28,564

9,128

31.96

 At least one postpartum phone consultation

5,350

1,474

27.55