Table 3 Univariate analysis between coverage and characteristics of women aged 15–49 years and children under five years in Guinea. DHS 2012 and 2018

Sociodemographic variables

 Age of mothers

0.3

0.070

  15–18

60 (5.3%)

106 (5.6%)

68 (4.1%)

117 (4.6%)

  19–30

670 (59%)

1,147 (60%)

919 (55%)

1,489 (58%)

  31t-40

327 (29%)

552 (29%)

541 (33%)

794 (31%)

  41–49

80 (7.0%)

92 (4.8%)

132 (8.0%)

152 (6.0%)

 Wealth quintile

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Highest

52 (4.6%)

541 (29%)

138 (8.3%)

636 (25%)

  Middle

272 (24%)

412 (22%)

391 (24%)

532 (21%)

  Lower

257 (23%)

314 (17%)

429 (26%)

419 (16%)

  Lowest

367 (32%)

188 (9.9%)

487 (29%)

268 (11%)

  Richer

189 (17%)

443 (23%)

215 (13%)

696 (27%)

 Marital status

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Married

1,076 (95%)

1,702 (90%)

1,585 (95%)

2,362 (93%)

  Single

61 (5.3%)

196 (10%)

76 (4.6%)

189 (7.4%)

 Number of household members

0.2

0.6

  1–5

304 (27%)

553 (29%)

478 (29%)

748 (29%)

  6–10

533 (47%)

910 (48%)

883 (53%)

1,310 (51%)

   > 10

300 (26%)

434 (23%)

300 (18%)

493 (19%)

 Education of the mother

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Higher

2 (0.2%)

53 (2.8%)

18 (1.1%)

81 (3.2%)

  No formal education

990 (87%)

1,262 (66%)

1,412 (85%)

1,792 (70%)

  Primary

102 (9.0%)

300 (16%)

146 (8.8%)

267 (10%)

  Secondary

42 (3.7%)

282 (15%)

86 (5.1%)

412 (16%)

 Age of the head of household

0.3

0.10

  16–25

42 (3.7%)

47 (2.5%)

48 (2.9%)

82 (3.2%)

  26–40

401 (35%)

737 (39%)

624 (38%)

1,060 (42%)

  41–60

495 (44%)

775 (41%)

745 (45%)

1,092 (43%)

   > 60

199 (18%)

339 (18%)

244 (15%)

318 (12%)

 Currently working

 < 0.001

0.014

  Yes

964 (85%)

1,467 (77%)

1,110 (67%)

1,946 (76%)

  No

173 (15%)

430 (23%)

551 (33%)

605 (24%)

 Access to newspapers

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Access

11 (1.0%)

183 (9.6%)

35 (2.1%)

256 (10%)

  No access

1,125 (99%)

1,715 (90%)

1,626 (98%)

2,295 (90%)

 Access to the radio

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Access

644 (57%)

1,270 (67%)

889 (54%)

1,763 (69%)

  No access

493 (43%)

627 (33%)

772 (46%)

789 (31%)

  Access to the TV

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Access

274 (24%)

969 (51%)

475 (29%)

1,417 (56%)

  No access

863 (76%)

929 (49%)

1,186 (71%)

1,134 (44%)

 Education of the mothers’ partner

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  Higher

24 (2.1%)

201 (11%)

46 (2.8%)

281 (11%)

  No formal education

900 (79%)

1,048 (55%)

1,327 (80%)

1,631 (64%)

  Primary

125 (11%)

282 (15%)

114 (6.8%)

194 (7.6%)

  Secondary

87 (7.7%)

367 (19%)

175 (11%)

445 (17%)

 Number of living children

 < 0.001

0.001

  1–2

372 (33%)

842 (44%)

567 (34%)

992 (39%)

  3–4

377 (33%)

604 (32%)

608 (37%)

949 (37%)

  5–7

336 (30%)

409 (22%)

430 (26%)

538 (21%)

   > 7

52 (4.6%)

42 (2.2%)

56 (3.4%)

73 (2.9%)

 Child gender

 > 0.9

0.10

  Female

540 (47%)

905 (48%)

793 (48%)

1,292 (51%)

  Male

597 (53%)

992 (52%)

868 (52%)

1,259 (49%)

Obstetric variables

 Planned current pregnancy

 < 0.001

0.10

  Yes

856 (75%)

1,306 (69%)

1,231 (74%)

1,952 (77%)

  No

281 (25%)

591

430 (26%)

599 (23%)

 Moment of the 1st CPN

 < 0.001

0.001

  First quarter

376 (33%)

858 (45%)

481 (29%)

930 (36%)

  Second quarter

449 (40%)

876 (46%)

900 (54%)

1,442 (57%)

  Third quarter

312 (27%)

163 (8.6%)

280 (17%)

179 (7.0%)

 ANCs visits number

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  0–3

700 (62%)

536 (28%)

507 (84%)

1,034 (85%)

   ≥ 4

437 (38%)

1,362 (72%)

96 (16%)

177 (15%)