Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics and the use of MHC Services among women in Kailahun District, Sierra Leone, 2020
Background Characteristics | Number (n = 554) | Percentage who received at least one ANC | Percentage who received SDA | Percentage who received PNC services |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondents | 554 | 77.6 | 35.9 | 97.5 |
Age | ||||
10–19 | 76 | 76.3 | 42.1 | 97.4 |
20–24 | 172 | 77.9 | 36.1 | 98.3 |
25–35 | 254 | 76.4 | 35.4 | 97.2 |
> 35 | 52 | 84.6 | 28.9 | 96.2 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 173 | 81.5 | 57.8 | 96.5 |
Rural | 381 | 75.9 | 26 | 97.9 |
Marital Status | ||||
Single | 37 | 78.4 | 48.7 | 100 |
Married/Living Together | 496 | 77.2 | 34.7 | 97.2 |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 21 | 85.7 | 42.9 | 100 |
Religion | ||||
Christian | 217 | 79.7 | 37.3 | 98.6 |
Islam | 337 | 76.3 | 35 | 96.7 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Mende | 399 | 76.2 | 35.3 | 97.5 |
Kissi | 124 | 80.7 | 37.9 | 98.4 |
Others | 31 | 83.9 | 35.5 | 93.5 |
Parity | ||||
1 | 132 | 79.6 | 43.2 | 97.7 |
2–4 | 292 | 77.4 | 37.3 | 97.9 |
5+ | 130 | 76.2 | 25.4 | 96.2 |
Occupation | ||||
Employed | 433 | 81.8 | 48.8 | 99.2 |
Unemployed | 121 | 76.4 | 32.3 | 97 |
Education level attainment | ||||
None | 210 | 78.6 | 30.9 | 96.7 |
Primary | 142 | 77.5 | 38 | 98.6 |
Junior Secondary | 142 | 71.8 | 33.8 | 96.5 |
Senior Secondary/Vocational | 60 | 88.3 | 53.3 | 100 |
Number of Births in the past 5 years | ||||
1 | 265 | 80.4 | 39.6 | 97.7 |
2+ | 289 | 75.1 | 32.5 | 97.2 |
Husband’s Occupation | ||||
Unemployed | 78 | 79.5 | 44.9 | 100 |
Employed | 476 | 77.3 | 34.5 | 97.1 |
Husband’s Education level attainment | ||||
None | 238 | 75.2 | 30.3 | 97.9 |
Primary | 72 | 79.2 | 44.4 | 97.2 |
Junior Secondary | 109 | 80.7 | 37.6 | 98.2 |
Senior Secondary | 82 | 78.1 | 30.5 | 97.6 |
Vocational/Higher | 53 | 79.3 | 54.7 | 94.3 |
Distance to Health Facility (Minutes) | ||||
< 30 | 196 | 77 | 35.7 | 96.4 |
30–60 | 132 | 75 | 47 | 98.5 |
> 60 | 226 | 79.7 | 29.7 | 97.8 |
Type of Floor | ||||
Natural | 394 | 77.4 | 34 | 97.2 |
Modern | 160 | 78.1 | 40.6 | 98.1 |
Type of Toilet | ||||
Flush | 14 | 85.7 | 35.7 | 100 |
Pit and Others | 540 | 77.4 | 35.9 | 97.4 |