Table 2 Background characteristics and skilled antenatal care services utilisation
Variable | Frequency = 190,903 | Percentage (100%) | Proportion of women who utilized the services of skilled personnel during antenatal care |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
15 – 19 | 11,177 | 5.9 | 77.1 |
20 – 24 | 40,238 | 21.0 | 77.2 |
25 – 29 | 50,218 | 26.3 | 77.1 |
30 – 34 | 40,755 | 21.4 | 76.5 |
35 – 39 | 29,250 | 15.3 | 75.3 |
40 – 44 | 14,417 | 7.6 | 71.1 |
45 – 49 | 4,847 | 2.5 | 67.6 |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 60,584 | 31.8 | 90.0 |
Rural | 130,319 | 68.2 | 69.5 |
Level of education | |||
No education | 76,770 | 40.2 | 62.5 |
Primary | 62,581 | 32.8 | 79.4 |
Secondary | 44,575 | 23.3 | 91.3 |
Higher | 6,977 | 3.7 | 97.3 |
Wealth status | |||
Poorest | 41,105 | 21.5 | 64.9 |
Poorer | 40,683 | 21.3 | 71.0 |
Middle | 38,524 | 20.2 | 76.1 |
Richer | 36,935 | 19.4 | 81.6 |
Richest | 33,656 | 17.6 | 89.3 |
Marital status | |||
Married | 148,131 | 77.6 | 74.5 |
Living with partner | 36,121 | 18.9 | 80.0 |
Widowed | 1,380 | 0.7 | 80.1 |
Divorced | 1,224 | 0.6 | 87.4 |
Separated | 4,047 | 2.2 | 89.4 |
Partner’s educational level | |||
No education | 64,825 | 34.0 | 62.0 |
Primary | 55,481 | 29.1 | 74.8 |
Secondary | 56,448 | 29.5 | 88.7 |
Higher | 14,149 | 7.4 | 94.4 |
Frequency of listening to radio | |||
Not at all | 82,320 | 43.1 | 70.1 |
Less than once a week | 38,388 | 20.1 | 77.6 |
At least once a week | 65,304 | 34.2 | 81.7 |
Almost every day | 4,891 | 2.5 | 86.5 |
Frequency of watching television | |||
Not at all | 121,825 | 63.8 | 69.3 |
Less than once a week | 23,4,6 | 12.3 | 81.6 |
At least once a week | 37,229 | 19.5 | 90.0 |
Almost every day | 8,443 | 4.4 | 95.8 |
Getting medical help for self: getting permission to go | |||
Big problem | 36,541 | 19.1 | 70.1 |
Not a big problem | 154,362 | 80.9 | 77.7 |
Getting medical help for self: getting money needed for treatment | |||
Big problem | 104,924 | 55.0 | 71.3 |
Not a big problem | 85,979 | 45.0 | 81.7 |
Getting medical help for self: distance to health facility | |||
Big problem | 78,394 | 41.1 | 70.8 |
Not a big problem | 112,509 | 58.9 | 79.6 |