Table 1 Socio-demographic and maternal characteristics of women (UDHS 2016)
Characteristic | Frequency (n = 5471) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
PNC utilization | ||
 Within 2 days | 2711 | 49.5 |
 Not within 2 days | 2760 | 50.5 |
Mothers age (mean age) years | 27 | Â |
 15–19 | 651 | 11.9 |
 20–24 | 1679 | 30.7 |
 25–29 | 1327 | 24.3 |
 30–34 | 964 | 17.6 |
 35–49 | 851 | 15.6 |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 1077 | 19.7 |
 Rural | 4394 | 80.3 |
Highest level of education | ||
 None | 544 | 9.9 |
 Primary | 3393 | 62.0 |
 Secondary or higher | 1534 | 28.0 |
Religion | ||
 Anglican | 1702 | 31.1 |
 Catholic | 2095 | 38.3 |
 Muslim | 803 | 14.7 |
 Others | 871 | 15.9 |
Wealth status | ||
 Poorest | 1283 | 23.6 |
 Poorer | 1202 | 22.0 |
 Middle | 1049 | 19.2 |
 Richer | 967 | 17.7 |
 Richest | 964 | 17.6 |
Marital status | ||
 Unmarried | 855 | 15.6 |
 Married | 4616 | 84.4 |
Occupation | ||
 Not working | 1019 | 18.6 |
 Professional employment | 1954 | 35.7 |
 Agriculture-related employment | 2494 | 45.6 |
ANC attendance | ||
 4 or more visits | 3257 | 59.5 |
 Less than 4 visits | 2214 | 40.5 |
Place of delivery | ||
 Home/other | 1390 | 25.4 |
 Public facility | 3222 | 58.9 |
 Private facility | 860 | 15.7 |
Size of baby | ||
 Large | 1391 | 25.9 |
 Average | 2840 | 52.9 |
 Small | 1140 | 21.2 |
Birth order | ||
 First | 1183 | 21.6 |
 Second or third | 1880 | 34.4 |
 Fourth or fifth | 1209 | 22.1 |
 Sixth or more | 1200 | 21.9 |
Perceived difficulty of distance to health facility | ||
 Problem | 2280 | 41.7 |
 Not a problem | 3192 | 58.3 |
Access to media messages | ||
 No | 1810 | 33.1 |
 Yes | 3661 | 66.9 |