Variables | Description |
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Socio demographic factors | |
Area of residence | Urban and rural |
Socio economic status of the household | SES was measured as quintiles of a linear index derived from household assets and utilities score, the wealth quintiles were divided into five (poorest, poorer, middle, richer, richest) |
Women related factors | |
Age | Categorized as <20Â years, 20-24 years, 25-29 years and >30Â years |
Education | Years of education completed (illiterate/years of education) |
Age of marriage | Categorized as = < 20 years and > 20 years, used as a proxy for age at first intercourse |
Gestational age | Recorded in weeks and categorized as <28Â weeks and 28 or more weeks |
Parity | Defined as the number of previous deliveries and categorized as = < 2 times and > 2 times |
Birth interval | Interval from one child's birth date until the next child's birth date and categorized as <12 months, 12-24 months and > 24 months |
History of abortion or miscarriage | Any history of previous miscarriage and abortion and categorized as 1 = Yes and No = 2 |
Knowledge about family planning methods | Ever heard of any family planning method and categorized as 1 = Yes and No = 2 |
Use of family planning methods | Ever used any family planning method and categorized as 1 = Yes and No = 2 |