Table 1 Characteristics of women aged 15-49 and their children under 5 in Guinea between DHS 2012 and 2018

Sociodemographic variables

 Age of mothers

  15–18

166 (5.5%)

185 (4.4%)

  19–30

1,817 (60%)

2,408 (57%)

  31–40

879 (29%)

1,335 (32%)

  41–49

172 (5.7%)

285 (6.8%)

 Administrative region

  Boké

308 (10%)

412 (9.8%)

  Conakry

522 (17%)

592 (14%)

  Faranah

309 (10%)

367 (8.7%)

  Kankan

498 (16%)

827 (20%)

  Kindia

472 (16%)

665 (16%)

  Labé

225 (7.4%)

387 (9.2%)

  Mamou

163 (5.4%)

309 (7.3%)

  N’Zérékoré

538 (18%)

652 (15%)

 Residence

  Rural

2,097 (69%)

2,788 (66%)

  Urban

937 (31%)

1,425 (34%)

 Religion

  No religion

132 (4.3%)

75 (1.8%)

  Christian

277 (9.1%)

456 (11%)

  Muslim

2,626 (87%)

3,681 (87%)

 Ethnic

  Guerzé

166 (5.5%)

176 (9.7%)

  Kissi

181 (6.0%)

102 (5.6%)

  Malinké

1,008 (33%)

597 (33%)

  Peulh

955 (31%)

508 (28%)

  Soussou

563 (19%)

413 (23%)

  Toma

79 (2.6%)

-

  Others

82 (2.7%)

18 (1.0%)

 Marital status

  Married

2,778 (92%)

3,947 (94%)

  Single

256 (8.4%)

265 (6.3%)

 Number of people in the household

  1–5

858 (28%)

1,226 (29%)

  6–10

1,443 (48%)

2,194 (52%)

   > 10

734 (24%)

792 (19%)

 Education of the mother

  Higher

55 (1.8%)

98 (2.3%)

  No education

2,252 (74%)

3,204 (76%)

  Primary

403 (13%)

413 (9.8%)

  Secondary

324 (11%)

497 (12%)

 Sex of the head of the household

  Female

423 (14%)

517 (12%)

  Male

2,611 (86%)

3,695 (88%)

 Age of the head of household

  16–25

88 (2.9%)

130 (3.1%)

  26–40

1,138 (37%)

1,684 (40%)

  41–60

1,270 (42%)

1,837 (44%)

   > 60

538 (18%)

562 (13%)

 Access to newspapers

  Access

194 (6.4%)

291 (6.9%)

  No access

2,840 (94%)

3,921 (93%)

 Access to the radio

  Access

1,914 (63%)

2,652 (63%)

  No access

1,120 (37%)

1,561 (37%)

 Access to television

  Access

1,243 (41%)

1,892 (45%)

  No access

1,791 (59%)

2,320 (55%)

 Number of living children

  1–2

1,214 (40%)

1,558 (37%)

  3–4

981 (32%)

1,556 (37%)

  5–7

745 (25%)

968 (23%)

   > 7

95 (3.1%)

130 (3.1%)

 Education of the mothers’ partner

  Higher

225 (7.4%)

327 (7.8%)

  No education

1,948 (64%)

2,957 (70%)

  Primary

407 (13%)

307 (7.3%)

  Secondary

454 (15%)

620 (15%)

 Currently working

  Yes

2,431 (80%)

3,057 (73%)

  No

603 (20%)

1155 (27%)

 Gender of the child

  Female

1,445 (48%)

2,085 (50%)

  Male

1,589 (52%)

2,127 (50%)

 Age of the child (years)

  1

836 (28%)

1,067 (25%)

  2

696 (23%)

968 (23%)

  3

751 (25%)

1,115 (26%)

  4

751 (25%)

1,062 (25%)

 Economic variable

  Wealth quintile

  Middle

684 (23%)

922 (22%)

  Lower

571 (19%)

848 (20%)

  Lowest

555 (18%)

755 (18%)

  Richer

631 (21%)

912 (22%)

  Highest

593 (20%)

774 (18%)

Obstetric variables

 Planned current pregnancy

  Yes

2,162 (71%)

3,183 (76%)

  No

872 (29%)

1029 (24%)

 Moment of the 1st CPN

  First quarter

1,234 (41%)

1,411 (33%)

  Second quarter

1,325 (44%)

2,342 (56%)

  Third quarter

475 (16%)

459 (11%)

 ANCs visits number

  0–3

1,236 (41%)

2,568 (61%)

   ≥ 4

1,798 (59%)

1,644 (39%)

Composite coverage index (CCI) variables

 At least one antenatal care visit with a qualified provider

  Yes

2,238 (74%)

3,522 (84%)

  No

796 (26%)

690 (16%)

 Childbirth assisted by qualified personnel

  Yes

1,395 (46%)

2,604 (62%)

  No

1,639 (54%)

1,608 (38%)

 Family planning request satisfied

  Yes

270 (8.9%)

656 (16%)

  No

2,764 (91.1%)

3556 (84%)

 Pentavalent

  Yes

1,714 (56%)

1,700 (40%)

  No

1,320 (44%)

2,512 (60%)

 Vaccination against Measles

  Yes

2,188 (72%)

1,912 (45%)

  No

846 (28%)

2,300 (55%)

 Vaccination against BCG

  Yes

2,702 (89%)

2,840 (67%)

  No

332 (11%)

1372 (33%)

 Oral rehydration therapy for children with diarrhoea

  Yes

1,826 (60%)

3,360 (80%)

  No

1,208 (40%)

852 (40%)

 Seeking care for pneumonia

  Yes

2,272 (75%)

2,597 (62%)

  No

762 (25%)

1,615 (38%)