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Table 1 Population characteristics stratified by health sub-district of residence

From: Factors associated with adoption of beneficial newborn care practices in rural Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

 

Health sub-district

Characteristics

Luuka N = 797 (%)

Buyende N = 819 (%)

Total N = 1,616 (%)

Age group

  ≤ 24

296 (37.1)

271 (33.1)

567 (35.1)

 25–34

309 (38.8)

313 (38.2)

622 (38.5)

 35+

157 (19.7)

166 (20.3)

323 (20.0)

 Missing Values

35 (4.4)

69 (8.4)

104 (6.4)

Marital Status

 Not married

77 (9.7)

67 (8.2)

144 (8.9)

 Married

720 (90.3)

752 (91.8)

1,472 (91.1)

Education

 No education

64 (8.0)

130 (15.9)

194 (12.0)

 Primary

534 (67.0)

562 (68.6)

1,096 (67.8)

 Secondary or higher

199 (25.0)

127 (15.5)

326 (20.2)

Occupation

 Salaried or business

61 (7.7)

52 (6.3)

113 (7.0)

 Laborer or peasant

652 (81.8)

705 (86.1)

1,357 (84.0)

 Housewife or other

84 (10.5)

62 (7.6)

146 (9.0)

Husband’s Education Status

 No education

135 (16.9)

157 (19.2)

292 (18.1)

 Primary

358 (44.9)

424 (51.8)

782 (48.4)

 Secondary or higher

304 (38.2)

238 (29.0)

542 (33.5)

Attended ANC

 No

14 (1.8)

17 (2.1)

33 (1.9)

 Yes

782 (98.1)

801 (97.8)

1,583 (98.0)

 Missing Values

1(0.1)

1(0.1)

2(0.1)

Number of ANC Visitsa

 1-2

139 (17.8)

164 (20.5)

303 (19.1)

 3-4

474 (60.6)

505 (63.0)

797 (61.8)

 5+

169 (21.6)

132 (16.5)

301 (19.1)

Trimester at first ANC Visita

 Trimester 1

292 (37.3)

272 (34.0)

564 (35.6)

 Trimester 2

438 (56.0)

451 (56.3)

889 (56.2)

 Trimester 3

52 (6.7)

78 (9.7)

130 (8.2)

Parity

 1

125 (15.7)

107 (13.1)

232 (14.4)

 2–4

315 (39.5)

343 (41.9)

658 (40.7)

 5+

357 (44.8)

369 (45.0)

726 (44.9)

Skilled Delivery

 No

192 (24.1)

241 (29.4)

433 (26.8)

 Yes

605 (75.9)

578 (70.6)

1,183 (73.2)

Delivery Mode

 Assisted

23 (2.9)

24 (2.9)

47 (2.9)

 Normal delivery

774 (97.1)

795 (97.1)

1,569 (97.1)

Distance to Health Facility where Mother Delivered from

  ≤ 5 km

113 (14.2)

117 (14.3)

230 (14.2)

  > 5 km

101 (12.7)

131 (16.0)

232 (14.4)

 Distance not known

583 (73.1)

571 (69.7)

1,154 (71.4)

Socio-economic Status

 Low

180 (22.6)

300 (36.6)

480 (29.7)

 Middle

346 (43.4)

345 (42.1)

691 (42.8)

 High

271 (34.0)

174 (21.3)

445 (27.5)

  1. ANC antenatal care
  2. aProportions expressed out of those who reported attending ANC for at least once