Study Participants
Traditional Birth Centres/AttendantsSixty-seven TBAs were recruited into the study. About one-fifth of the TBAs offered perinatal services only, while other TBAs provided other health services. TBAs were mostly older women with no formal education (Mothers and NeonatesMore than half (56%) of the women in the study were 21–30 years of age, and 60% were multiparous. Most of the mothers (96%) were classified as belonging to the lower socio-economic class. There was an approximately 1:1 male-to-female ratio among the neonates. More than half (53%) of the neonates were between 24 and 48 hours old.Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Traditional Birth Attendants in the Study.