Table 26. Pregnancy checkup, Birth attendant, Mother breastfeed by Province, Solomon Islands: 1999
Characteristics	Total	Choiseul	Western	Isabel	Central	Rennell-Bellona	Guadalcanal	Malaita	Makira-Ulawa	Temotu	Honiara
Total	408,971	20,004	62,739	20,409	21,577	2,377	60,246	122,609	30,999	18,904	49,107
Yes	67,475	3,733	11,484	3,940	3,632	391	9,492	18,608	5,263	3,548	7,384
No	7,771	311	524	248	431	84	1,503	3,213	480	401	576
Not Stated	7,360	119	594	75	257	64	1,152	3,836	497	210	556
Not Applicable	326,365	15,841	50,137	16,146	17,257	1,838	48,099	96,952	24,759	14,745	40,591
Birth attendant
Total	408,971	20,004	62,739	20,409	21,577	2,377	60,246	122,609	30,999	18,904	49,107
Nurse	62,658	3,565	10,799	3,800	3,385	365	8,035	17,637	4,842	3,283	6,947
Doctor	3,163	184	710	108	76	17	494	589	159	90	736
Traditional midw	5,714	193	294	184	498	14	1,622	1,999	417	356	137
Relative	3,270	91	163	85	108	71	800	1,392	303	187	70
Other	90	2	9	4	2	6	13	29	7	10	8
No one	424	14	22	13	6	4	62	201	14	29	59
Not reported	7,279	110	605	75	246	59	1,117	3,806	498	206	557
Not Applicable	326,373	15,845	50,137	16,140	17,256	1,841	48,103	96,956	24,759	14,743	40,593
Mother breastfeed
Total	408,971	20,004	62,739	20,409	21,577	2,377	60,246	122,609	30,999	18,904	49,107
	394,465	19,464	60,955	20,005	20,863	2,248	57,849	116,759	30,080	18,393	47,849
Still breastfeed	5,199	253	882	268	344	40	854	1,384	376	224	574
Did not breastfe	1,504	163	150	23	96	27	291	619	31	53	51
Not reported	7,803	124	752	113	274	62	1,252	3,847	512	234	633
Source: 1999 Solomon Islands Census