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Table 2 Percentage of newborns who received any postnatal checkups after birth, according to demographic and socioeconomic characteristics by 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

Home births

Facility births

%

CI

p-values

%

CI

p-values

Mother’s Age at birth

 <20

41.9

[33.9,50.4]

0.226

55.7

[50.9,60.5]

0.430

 20-34

49.6

[45.8,53.5]

58.5

[55.3,61.7]

 35+

47.7

[40.8,54.6]

55.8

[49.6,61.8]

Birth Order

 1st

49.2

[40.5,57.9]

0.843

57.6

[53.0,62.0]

0.985

 2nd

45.0

[37.2,53.0]

58.2

[53.0,63.2]

 3rd

49.4

[41.7,57.1]

58.1

[52.7,63.3]

 4th or more

48.5

[44.0,53.1]

57.2

[53.4,61.0]

Perceived Size at Birth

 Small

42.6

[35.0,50.6]

0.209

56.8

[50.6,62.8]

0.906

 Average

50.4

[45.7,55.1]

57.4

[54.1,60.7]

 Large

45.9

[39.4,52.5]

58.2

[53.6,62.7]

Type of Residence

 Urban

56.7

[47.9,65.1]

0.052

61.7

[56.6,66.6]

0.023

 Rural

47.3

[43.6,51.0]

54.6

[51.2,58.0]

Highest Educational Level

 None

48.0

[40.8,55.3]

0.412

61.1

[54.4,67.3]

0.293

 Primary

47.1

[42.8,51.4]

58.6

[55.2,61.9]

 Secondary +

52.6

[45.5,59.6]

55.8

[51.3,60.1]

Wealth Index

 Poor

47.7

[43.7,51.7]

0.748

55.9

[52.5,59.4]

0.200

 Middle

50.5

[42.8,58.2]

55.5

[50.3,60.6]

 Rich

46.6

[36.9,56.6]

60.4

[55.2,65.3]

Womens Employment Status

 Unemployed

49.1

[43.0,55.3]

0.685

58.9

[54.6,63.0]

0.372

 Employed

47.5

[43.0,52.0]

56.7

[53.3,60.0]

Media Exposure

 No access

42.0

[37.2,47.1]

0.001

53.2

[49.1,57.2]

0.013

 Access to media

53.4

[48.7,58.0]

59.3

[55.8,62.6]

ANC visits

 <4

45.5

[41.2,50.0]

0.065

57.4

[53.7,61.0]

0.070

 >=4+

51.3

[46.5,56.0]

57.8

[54.2,61.3]

Total

48.2

[44.8,51.7]

 

57.6

[55.1,60.8]