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Table 4 Selected obstetric and PMTCT factors related to place of delivery among women who delivered in the last year, TBA survey, Murewa and Goromonzi districts, Zimbabwe, 2006, univariate analysis.

From: Participation of traditional birth attendants in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in two rural districts in Zimbabwe: a feasibility study

Selected characteristics

Women who delivered at home

(n = 208)

Women who delivered at a health facility

(n = 209)

P-value

Had received ANC services (> 1)/contact health centre

72.6%

91.0%

< 0.001

Pregnant women chose place of delivery

39.4%

63.6%

< 0.001

Basic knowledge on PMTCT

68.9%

71.2%

0.52

Knows where closest PMTCT site is located

57.4%

64.7%

0.11

Agree to disclosure HIV status to a TBA

61.5%

61.2%

0.96

  1. ANC: antenatal care; PMTCT: prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV; TBA: traditional birth attendant