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Table 1 Distribution of Women Aged 15–49 Years by Selected Background Characteristics, Using Data Derived from Uganda DHS 2016

From: Effect of four or more antenatal care visits on facility delivery and early postnatal care services utilization in Uganda: a propensity score matched analysis

Background Characteristics

Category

Count

Percent

Age groups (n = 7,903)

15 – 24

3,140

39.4

25 – 29

1,965

24.9

30 – 49

2,799

35.4

Mother’s level of education (n = 7,903)

No education

778

9.9

Primary

4,784

60.5

Secondary or higher

2,341

29.6

Employment Status (n = 7,903)

Not working

1,405

17.8

Working

6,494

82.2

Distance to nearest health facility (n = 7,903)

Big problem

3,180

40.2

Not a big problem

4,723

59.8

Modern contraceptive Use (n = 7,903)

Non user

5,217

66

User

2,686

34

Mass media exposure (n = 7,903)

No

1,824

23.1

Yes

6,079

76.9

Last birth a caesarean section (n = 7,878)

No

7,315

92.9

Yes

563

7.1

Preceding birth interval (n = 6,151)

Short (< 24 months)

1,325

21.5

Optimal (24–59 months)

4,069

66.1

Long (60 months or more)

758

12.3

Household wealth index (n = 7,903)

Low

3,409

43.1

Middle

1,475

18.7

High

3,019

38.2

Type of place of residence (n = 7,903)

Urban

1,737

22

Rural

6,167

78

Region (n = 7,903)

Central

2,166

27.4

Eastern

2,175

27.5

Northern

1,621

20.5

Western

1,942

24.6

  1. Note: The sample sizes stated above are weighted. Source: UDHS Data 2016.