Table 1 Characteristics of the participants and bivariate results (n = 3439)

Total

3439

(100.0)

1349

(39.2)

2090

(60.8)

Age (years)

 15–19

224

(6.5)

102

(45.5)

122

(54.5)

<0.003*

 20–29

1628

(47.3)

590

(36.2)

1038

(63.8)

 30–39

1183

(34.4)

480

(40.6)

703

(59.4)

 40–49

404

(11.8)

177

(43.8)

227

(56.2)

Education

 None

529

(15.4)

261

(49.3)

268

(50.7)

<0.001*

 Primary school

2463

(71.6)

964

(39.1)

1499

(60.9)

 Secondary school

447

(13.0)

124

(27.7)

323

(72.3)

Marital status

 Never married

99

(2.9)

53

(53.5)

46

(46.5)

<0.001*

 Currently married

3094

(90.0)

1180

(38.1)

1, 914

(61.9)

 Formerly married

246

(7.2)

116

(47.1)

130

(52.9)

Occupation

 Farmers

2559

(74.4)

1033

(40.4)

1526

(59.6)

<0.001*

 Self employed

514

(15.0)

159

(30.9)

355

(69.1)

 Casual worker

273

(7.9)

119

(43.6)

154

(56.4)

 Others

93

(2.7)

38

(40.9)

55

(59.1)

Women’s group member

 No

2341

(68.1)

1090

(46.6)

1251

(53.4)

<0.001*

 Yes

1098

(31.9)

259

(23.6)

839

(76.4)

Used contraceptives

 No

529

(15.4)

267

(50.5)

262

(49.5)

<0.001*

 Yes

2910

(84.6)

1082

(37.2)

1828

(62.8)

Utilised antenatal health care services

 No

54

(1.6)

35

(64.8)

19

(35.2)

<0.001*

 Yes

3385

(98.4)

1314

(38.8)

2071

(61.2)

Sleeping under bed-nets during pregnancy

 No

710

(20.6)

365

(51.4)

345

(48.6)

<0.001*

 Yes

2729

(79.4)

984

(36.1)

1745

(63.9)

Delivered at health facility

 No

271

(7.9)

116

(42.8)

155

(57.2)

0.209**

 Yes

3168

(92.1)

1233

(38.9)

1935

(61.1)

Utilised postnatal health care services

 No

469

(13.6)

233

(49.7)

236

(50.3)

<0.001*

 Yes

2970

(86.4)

1116

(37.6)

1854

(62.4)