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Table 1 Percent distribution of the sample by demographic, socioeconomic, antenatal care services according to place of delivery, 2013-14 ZDHS

From: Factors associated with postnatal care for newborns in Zambia: analysis of the 2013-14 Zambia demographic and health survey

Variable

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Facility

Total

%

n

%

n

%

n

Mother’s Age at Birth

 <20

13.4

183

20.3

694

18.3

877

 20-34

66.0

899

66.9

2,286

66.7

3,187

 35+

20.6

280

12.8

436

15.0

715

Birth Order

 1st

10.5

143

25.2

860

21.0

1,003

 2nd

15.3

208

18.7

640

17.7

847

 3rd

14.6

199

16.4

561

15.9

761

 4th or more

59.6

811

39.7

1,355

45.4

2,168

Perceived Size at Birth

 Small

13.8

188

9.8

336

11.0

524

 Average

60.7

827

57.0

1,946

58.0

2,772

 Large

25.5

347

33.2

1,134

31.0

1,483

Region

 Central

18.2

248

7.3

248

10.4

496

 Copperbelt

6.5

88

14.9

508

12.5

596

 Eastern

10.1

138

13.8

472

12.8

610

 Luapula

9.0

123

9.1

310

9.0

432

 Lusaka

3.2

44

18.9

646

14.4

689

 Muchinga

7.0

95

5.7

196

6.1

291

 Northern

14.5

197

6.9

236

9.1

434

 North Western

3.7

50

5.4

184

4.9

234

 Southern

18.7

255

12.0

410

14.0

667

 Western

9.0

123

6.0

206

6.9

329

Type of Place of Residence

 Urban

9.5

130

42.3

1,445

33.0

1,575

 Rural

90.5

1,231

57.7

1,971

67.0

3,204

Highest Educational Level

 None

16.7

227

8.5

290

10.8

517

 Primary

65.9

895

50.1

1,711

54.6

2,608

 Secondary+

17.3

235

41.4

1,415

34.6

1,650

Wealth Index

 Poor

69.5

946

39.7

1,355

48.2

2,304

 Middle

21.7

296

20.3

695

20.7

990

 Rich

8.8

119

40.0

1,365

31.1

1,485

Mother’s Employment Status

 Unemployed

37.1

504

46.8

1,593

44.0

2,099

 Employed

62.9

854

53.2

1,813

56.0

2,667

Media Access

 No access

45.8

623

27.1

925

32.4

1,550

 Access to media

54.2

739

72.9

2,491

67.6

3,229

Number of ANC visits

 <4

54.1

736

44.6

1,523

47.3

2,261

 4+

45.9

625

55.4

1,893

52.7

2,518

Total

100

1,361

100

3,416

100

4,777