Continuum of maternity care in Zambia: a national representative survey

Table 1 Background characteristics of women who had given birth in the last 5 years

Characteristics	N=7325	%
Parity
Three or more	3884	53.0
Two	1440	19.7
One	2001	27.3
Residence
Urban	2811	38.4
Rural	4513	61.6
Provinces
Central	640	8.7
Copper belt	969	13.2
Eastern	983	13.4
Luapula	640	8.7
Lusaka	1219	16.6
Muchinga	433	5.9
Northern	615	8.4
North Western	404	5.5
Southern	946	12.9
Western	477	6.5
Working status
Not working	3835	52.4
Working	3490	47.6
Marital status
Not Married	1819	24.8
Married	5506	75.2
Education Level
No Education	689	9.4
Primary Education	3595	49.1
Secondary Education	2726	37.2
Tertiary	316	4.3
Wealth Index
Poorest	1676	22.9
Poorer	1527	20.8
Middle	1390	19.0
Richer	1471	20.1
Richest	1262	17.2
Age in years
15-24	2605	35.6
25-34	3020	41.2
35-49	1699	23.2
ANC timing^a
Second or third trimester	4542	62.0
First trimester	2690	36.7
Exposure to Newspapers
Yes	1217	16.6
No	6108	83.4
Exposure to Radio
Yes	3278	44.8
No	4047	55.2
Exposure to TV
Yes	2581	35.2
No	4744	64.8
Preceding Birth Interval^b
24 months and above	4666	63.7
Less than 24 months	822	11.2
Partner’s education^c
No education	322	4.4
Primary	2011	27.5
Secondary	2530	34.5
Tertiary	444	6.1
Age at first sex
Less than 18 years	5444	74.3
18 years and above	1880	25.7
Healthcare seeking decision^d
Involved	4374	59.7
Not involved	1132	15.5
Age at first birth
Less than 20 years	4987	68.1
20 years and above	2338	31.9
ANC attendance^e
Less than 4	2611	35.9
4 and above	4651	64.1
Place of delivery
Home	951	13.0
Health Facility	6373	87.0
Postnatal care
No	2691	36.7
Yes	4633	63.2

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