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Published on 12 de junio de 2025 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2025.05.2993
Limitations to institutional delivery among Ashaninka mothers of the Peruvian Amazon
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Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of Ashaninka mothers surveyed (n = 152).
| Age | 15 to 19 years old | 38 | 25.0 |
| 20 to 24 years old | 37 | 24.3 | |
| 25 to 29 years old | 45 | 29.6 | |
| 30 to 34 years old | 21 | 13.8 | |
| 35 to 39 years old | 11 | 7.2 | |
| Marital status | Married | 7 | 4.6 |
| Cohabiting | 144 | 94.7 | |
| Widowed | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Community of origin | Mazarovoni | 30 | 19.7 |
| Koterini Tarzo | 30 | 19.7 | |
| Santavancori | 31 | 20.4 | |
| Shimavenzo | 30 | 19.7 | |
| Puerto Ocopa | 31 | 20.4 | |
| Educational level | Incomplete primary education | 22 | 14.5 |
| Complete primary education | 35 | 23.0 | |
| Incomplete secondary education | 86 | 56.6 | |
| Complete secondary education | 9 | 5.9 | |
| Ocupation | Housewife | 61 | 40.1 |
| Employee/dependent | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Farmer | 90 | 59.2 | |
| Monthly income | Less than or equal to 1000 PEN | 151 | 99.3 |
| Greater than 1000 PEN | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Birthplace | Home-based | 95 | 62.5 |
| Institutional | 57 | 37.5 | |
PEN, Peruvian nuevos soles; Source, Prepared by the authors based on study data.