Characteristics 1995-96 (n=772)   1996-98 (n=1631) 1998-2006 (n=6265) 2006-08 (n=1540) Absolute change in percentage point (1995-96 vs 2006-08) P value for overall change
%   % % %
Age years, mean(SD) 23.9 (4.60) 23.8 (4.02) 23.11 (3.40) 22.41 (2.91) <0.001
Literate women (percent) 39.1 43.2 69.9 92.1 53.02 <0.001
Parity
Primiparous 30.1 30.5 39.0 46.9 16.83 <0.001
1-3 61.3 63.0 58.0 52.7 -8.61 <0.001
More than 3 8.7 6.6 3.0 0.5 -8.22 <0.001
Mean Parity (SD) 1.52 (1.48) 1.28 (1.31) 0.97 (1.1) 0.72 (0.84) <0.001
Past history of still birth or neonatal death 17.1 17.5 13.6 9.5 -7.62 <0.001
Place of delivery
Home 94.8 96.2 81.9 68.5 -26.31 <0.001
Facility delivery 5.2 3.7 18.1 31.2 26.05 <0.001
On the way to hospital 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.26 0.0296
Missing 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.5948
Who conducted delivery (exclusive categories)
TBA 88.2 94.3 83.6 68.2 -20.03 <0.001
Relatives 3.9 1.4 1.6 2.6 -1.29 0.0003
Nurse / doctor # 7.9 4.0 9.1 18.8 10.86 <0.001
TBA + Nurse/doc 0.0 0.0 5.1 8.4 8.44 <0.001
CHW 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.9 1.95 <0.001
Missing information 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.06 0.3547
Caesarian section delivery. 0.5 0.7 3.8 7.3 6.82 <0.001
Doctors visit at home during labor $ 27.3 25.1 28.4 27.1 -0.25 0.0003