Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of women with and without PrE/E in PCMH

Total

672

214

458

Age

(668)

(213)

(455)

 Means

25.30 (±5.19)

25.01 (± 5.95)

25.43 (± 5.91)

0.401

  < 20

128 (19.2)

47 (22.1)

81 (17.8)

1.33 (0.88–2.02)

0.171

 20–32

442 (66.2)

134 (62.9)

308 (67.7)

1.0

  > 32

98 (14.7)

32 (15.0)

66 (14.5)

1.11 (0.70–1.78)

0.650

Relationship^a

(668)

(211)

(457)

 Yes

521 (78.0)

175 (82.9)

346 (75.7)

1.56 (1.03–2.37)

0.036

 No

147 (22.0)

36 (17.1)

111 (24.3)

1.0

Religion

(662)

(212)

(450)

 Christian

193 (29.2)

59 (27.8)

134 (29.8)

1.0

 Muslim

469 (70.8)

153 (72.2)

316 (70.2)

1.10 (0.77–1.58)

0.607

Ethnicity

(669)

(212)

(457)

 Mende

104 (15.5)

29 (13.7)

75 (16.4)

1.0

 Temne

268 (40.1)

89 (42.0)

179 (39.2)

1.29 (0.78–2.12)

0.322

 Other^b

297 (44.4)

94 (44.3)

203 (44.4)

1.20 (0.73–1.96)

0.474

Education

(669)

(212)

(457)

 Illiterate

302 (45.1)

104 (49.1)

198 (43.3)

1.26 (0.91–1.75)

0.166

 literate

367 (54.9)

108 (50.9)

259 (56.7)

1.0

Occupation

(662)

(209)

(453)

 Housewife

130 (19.6)

66 (31.6)

64 (14.1)

3.88 (2.43–6.22)

< 0.001

 Trader

308 (46.5)

96 (45.9)

212 (46.8)

1.71 (1.14–2.55)

0.009

 Other^c

224 (33.8)

47 (22.5)

177 (39.1)

1.00

Number of Children

(672)

(214)

(458)

 Own children

1.01 (±1.20)

1.08 (±1.24)

0.98 (±1.17)

0.307

 Other children

0.33 (±0.71)

0.27(±0.68)

0.36 (±0.72)

0.115

Place of residence

(657)

(207)

(450)

 City

487 (74.1)

151 (72.9)

336 (74.7)

1.0

 Suburb/Rural

170 (25.9)

56 (27.1)

114 (25.3)

1.09 (0.75–1.59)

0.640

Antenatal care visits^d

(672) 5.36 (±2.61)

(214) 5.76 (±2.34)

(458) 5.18 (±2.70)

Travel time^e

(647)

(208)

(439)

 Median

45 (30–60)

60 (41–90)

40 (30–60)

<  0.001

 Means

52 (± 34.91)

69 (± 38.63)

45 (± 30.02)

Travel cost^f

(540)

(194)

(346)

 Median

3000 (2000–6000)

5000 (3000–8000)

2750 (2000–4075)

<  0.001

 Means

5600 (±8800)

7600 (±10,400)

4500 (±7600)

Maternal assets^g

(647)

(205)

(442)

  ≤ 50,000 SLL

169 (26.1)

82 (40.0)

87 (19.7)

2.72 (1.89–3.92)

<  0.001

  > 50,000 SLL

478 (73.9)

123 (60.0)

355 (80.3)

1.0

Economic status^h

(668)

(211)

(457)

 Low

184 (27.5)

75 (35.5)

109 (23.9)

1.92 (1.18–3.14)

0.008

 Middle

355 (53.1)

102 (48.3)

253 (55.4)

1.13 (0.72–1.77)

0.607

 High

129 (19.3)

34 (16.1)

95 (20.8)

1.0

Pipe-borne water

(667)

(210)

(457)

 Yes

377 (56.5)

105 (50.0)

272 (59.5)

1.0

 No

290 (43.5)

105 (50.0)

185 (40.5)

1.47 (1.06–2.04)

0.021

Electricity

(667)

(210)

(457)

 Yes

490 (73.4)

139 (65.9)

351 (76.8)

1.0

 No

178 (26.6)

72 (34.1)

106 (23.2)

1.72 (1.20–2.45)

0.003