Characteristics | Percent |
---|---|
Age of the mother at birth in years | |
Mean (SD) | 26.9 (6.2) |
Educational level | |
No education | 47.9 |
Primary | 34.3 |
Secondary& above | 17.8 |
Religion | |
Christian | 69.1 |
Other | 30.9 |
Marital status | |
Married/in union | 92.8 |
Other | 7.2 |
Place of residence | |
Urban | 25.2 |
Rural | 74.8 |
Wealth index | |
Poorest | 12.6 |
Poorer | 17.3 |
Middle | 18.5 |
Richer | 21.4 |
Richest | 30.2 |
Mother’s working status | |
No | 65.8 |
Yes | 34.2 |
Birth order | |
First | 24.9 |
Second to fourth | 45.0 |
Five or more | 30.1 |
Perceived distance to health facility | |
Big problem | 45.9 |
Not a big problem | 54.1 |
Recent birth wanted | |
Wanted then | 76.7 |
Wanted later | 16.3 |
Wanted no more | 7.0 |