Table 1 Categorization of independent variables
Variable | Categorization |
|---|---|
Exposure to newspapers or magazines | Yes, and No |
Exposure to internet | Yes and No |
Exposure to radio | Yes and No |
Exposure to television (TV) | Yes and No |
Access to internet | Yes and No |
Age | 15–24 years, 25–34 years and 35–49 years |
Residence | Urban and Rural |
Region | North, East, South, West and Kigali |
Household size | Less than 6 and 6 and above. (this was based on the average household size of 5) |
Sex of household head | Male and Female |
Parity | 1, 2–4, 5, and above |
Level of education | No education, primary, secondary, and tertiary (highest level of education attended) |
Working status | Yes and No |
Wealth index | Richest, richer, middle, poorer, and poorest quintiles |
Having health insurance | Yes and No |
Having been visited by a field health worker within the last 12 months | Yes and No |
Problems seeking permission to get medical care | No big problems and big problems (RDHS had three original categories (no problem, no big problem and big problem) however, after data collection, no woman reported no problem) |
Problems with distance to nearest health facility | No big problems and big problems (RDHS had three original categories (no problem, no big problem and big problem) however, after data collection, no woman reported no problem) |
Marital status | Married/cohabiting and Not married |
Year of birth | 2014–2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 (we combined 2014 with 2015 because 2014 only had 9 births) |