Table 1 Descriptive analysis of women characteristics
Maternal Characteristics | Frequency Weighted Sample (n = 21,447) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal Age | ||
15 – 24 | 5321 | 24.8 |
25 – 34 | 10,232 | 47.7 |
35 – 49 | 5894 | 27.5 |
Level of education | ||
None | 9703 | 45.2 |
Primary | 3211 | 15.0 |
Secondary | 6699 | 31.2 |
Higher | 1834 | 8.5 |
Marital Status | ||
Never married | 485 | 2.3 |
Married | 19,610 | 91.4 |
Cohabiting | 613 | 2.8 |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 739 | 3.5 |
Partner’s level of education | ||
No education | 7317 | 34.1 |
Primary | 2787 | 12.9 |
Secondary | 6773 | 31.6 |
Higher | 3036 | 14.2 |
Missing | 1534 | 7.2 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 8372 | 39.0 |
Rural | 13,076 | 61.0 |
Employment type | ||
Not working/Manual/Clerical | 984 | 4.6 |
Agricultural | 3226 | 15.1 |
Sales | 8687 | 40.5 |
Services | 1394 | 6.5 |
Professional/Managerial/Technical/Service | 1118 | 5.2 |
Missing | 6036 | 28.1 |
Wealth status | ||
Poor | 9521 | 44.4 |
Middle | 4378 | 20.4 |
Rich | 7548 | 35.2 |
Media exposure | ||
No | 13,017 | 60.7 |
Yes | 8430 | 39.3 |
Geopolitical zone | ||
North Central | 3008 | 14.0 |
North East | 3845 | 17.9 |
North West | 7633 | 35.6 |
South East | 2053 | 9.6 |
South south | 1925 | 9.0 |
South West | 2983 | 13.9 |
Wanted pregnancy | ||
Then | 18,881 | 88.0 |
Later | 1855 | 8.7 |
No more | 711 | 3.3 |
Birth order | ||
1 | 3646 | 17.0 |
2 | 3842 | 17.9 |
3 | 3250 | 15.2 |
4 + | 10,709 | 49.9 |
Covered by health insurance | ||
No | 20,978 | 97.8 |
Yes | 469 | 2.2 |
Getting permission to go for medical help | ||
Not a big problem | 18,886 | 88.1 |
Big problem | 2561 | 11.9 |
Getting money for medical help | ||
Not a big problem | 11,051 | 51.5 |
Big problem | 10,396 | 48.5 |
Getting medical help; distance to facility | ||
Not a big problem | 15,406 | 71.8 |
Big problem | 6041 | 28.2 |
Woman healthcare decision maker | ||
Partner alone | 12,052 | 56.2 |
Woman alone | 1895 | 8.8 |
Joint decision | 6222 | 29.0 |
Missing | 1278 | 6.0 |
Provider of ANC | ||
TBA/No-one | 5666 | 26.4 |
CHEW/CHW | 1682 | 7.8 |
Auxiliary Nurse/Midwife | 508 | 2.4 |
Nurse/Midwife | 12,186 | 56.8 |
Doctor | 1405 | 6.6 |
Timing of first ANC | ||
1st trimester | 4008 | 17.9 |
2nd trimester | 10,411 | 47.4 |
3rd trimester | 2123 | 9.8 |
Missing | 5350 | 24.9 |
BP measured during ANC | ||
No | 966 | 4.5 |
Yes | 15,148 | 70.6 |
Missing | 5333 | 24.9 |
Blood sample taken during ANC | ||
No | 2005 | 9.3 |
Yes | 14,109 | 65.8 |
Missing | 5333 | 24.9 |
Urine sample taken during ANC | ||
No | 2215 | 10.3 |
Yes | 13,899 | 64.8 |
Missing | 5333 | 24.9 |
Iron folic acid taken during ANC | ||
No | 6612 | 30.8 |
Yes | 14,793 | 69.0 |
Tetanus toxoid vaccine taken in ANC | ||
0 | 6501 | 30.0 |
1 | 3600 | 16.9 |
2 + | 11,261 | 53.1 |
Institution delivery | ||
No | 12,784 | 59.6 |
Yes | 8664 | 40.4 |
Delivery by CS | ||
No | 20,778 | 96.9 |
Yes | 669 | 3.1 |
Child sex at birth | ||
Male | 10,967 | 51.2 |
Female | 10,480 | 48.8 |
Child size at birth | ||
Very small | 593 | 2.8 |
Smaller than average | 2337 | 10.9 |
Average | 10,901 | 50.8 |
Larger than average | 5408 | 25.2 |
Very large | 1899 | 8.9 |
Missing | 309 | 1.4 |
Total | 21,447 | 100.0 |