Table 2 Percentage distribution of women by use of early postnatal care (UDHS 2016)
Characteristic | Frequency (n = 5471) | Attended PNC within 2 days (n = 2711) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mother’s age | |||
 15–19 | 651 | 328 (50.4) | 0.202 |
 20–24 | 1679 | 834 (49.7) |  |
 25–29 | 1327 | 672 (50.7) |  |
 30–34 | 964 | 494 (51.2) |  |
 35–49 | 851 | 382 (44.9) |  |
Residence | |||
 Urban | 1077 | 676 (62.7) | < 0.001 |
 Rural | 4394 | 2035 (46.3) |  |
Highest level of education | |||
 None | 544 | 254 (46.8) | < 0.001 |
 Primary | 3393 | 1481 (43.7) |  |
 Secondary/higher | 1534 | 976 (63.6) |  |
Religion | |||
 Anglican | 1702 | 801 (47.0) | 0.002 |
 Catholic | 2095 | 1019 (48.6) |  |
 Muslim | 803 | 465 (57.9) |  |
 Others | 871 | 427 (49.0) |  |
Wealth status | |||
 Poorest | 1283 | 589 (45.7) | < 0.001 |
 Poorer | 1202 | 523 (43.5) |  |
 Middle | 1049 | 469 (44.7) |  |
 Richer | 967 | 482 (49.9) |  |
 Richest | 964 | 648 (67.2) |  |
Marital status | |||
 Unmarried | 855 | 453 (52.9) | 0.082 |
 Married | 4616 | 2258 (48.9) |  |
Occupation | |||
 Not Working | 1019 | 483 (47.5) | < 0.001 |
 Professional employment | 1954 | 1119 (57.3) |  |
 Agricultural employment | 2494 | 1106 (44.4) |  |
ANC attendance | |||
 4 or more visits | 3257 | 1768 (54.3) | < 0.001 |
 Less than 4 visits | 2214 | 943 (42.6) |  |
Place of delivery | |||
 Home/other | 1390 | 127 (9.1) | < 0.001 |
 Public facility | 3222 | 2024 (62.8) |  |
 Private facility | 860 | 561 (65.2) |  |
Size of baby | |||
 Large | 1391 | 714 (51.4) | 0.252 |
 Average | 2840 | 1429 (50.3) |  |
 Small | 1140 | 543 (47.6) |  |
Birth order | |||
 First | 1183 | 675 (57.1) | < 0.001 |
 Second or third | 1880 | 954 (50.8) |  |
 Fourth or fifth | 1209 | 569 (47.1) |  |
 Sixth or more | 1200 | 513 (42.8) |  |
Perceived difficulty of distance to health facility | |||
 Problem | 2280 | 976 (42.8) | < 0.001 |
 Not a problem | 3192 | 1735 (54.4) |  |
Access to media messages | |||
 No | 1810 | 746 (41.2) | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 3661 | 1965 (53.7) |  |