Table 1 Characteristics of study sample (n = 4,567)
Variables (number observations with missing data) | n (%) |
|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | |
Age group at index childbirth in years (0) | |
< 20 | 774 (15.7) |
20 – 29 | 2363 (52.2) |
30 – 39 | 1296 (29.3) |
40 – 49 | 134 (2.8) |
Completed educational level (0) | |
No education | 462 (11.4) |
Primary education | 1399 (30.0) |
Secondary education | 2340 (49.9) |
Higher education | 366 (8.7) |
Employment at time of survey (0) | |
Employed | 3234 (72.3) |
Unemployed | 1333 (27.7) |
Marital status (0) | |
Married/cohabiting | 3394 (76.2) |
Not married/cohabiting | 1173 (23.7) |
Household wealth quintile (0) | |
Q1 (Poorest) | 328 (8.5) |
Q2 | 837 (18.0) |
Q3 | 1189 (22.4) |
Q4 | 1201 (26.6) |
Q5 (Richest) | 1012 (24.5) |
Religion (0) | |
Christianity | 3599 (77.1) |
Islam | 860 (20.6) |
Animism | 24 (0.6) |
Other | 84 (1.7) |
Health system factor | |
Type of childbirth facility (0) | |
Public hospitals | 1260 (26.7) |
Public dispensaries | 1808 (38.6) |
Private health facilities | 1499 (34.7) |
Obstetric and need-related factors | |
Newborn’s sex (0) | |
Male | 2341 (52.2) |
Female | 2226 (47.8) |
Parity (0) | |
1 | 2820 (60.8) |
2 – 4 | 1744 (39.2) |
≥ 5 | 3 (< 0.1) |
Multiplicity of the pregnancy (0) | |
Singleton | 4437 (97.2) |
Multiple | 130 (2.8) |
Mode of Childbirth (0) | |
Vaginal | 4290 (93.9) |
Caesarean section | 277 (6.1) |
Wantedness of pregnancy (0) | |
Yes | 3381 (74.9) |
No (mistimed or unwanted) | 1186 (25.1) |
Number of antenatal care consultations (60) | |
0 | 102 (2.1) |
1 – 3 | 877 (17.9) |
≥ 4 | 3528 (80.0) |
Birthweight (300) | |
< 2500 g | 265 (6.4) |
2500 – 3999 g | 3060 (71.5) |
≥ 4000 g | 942 (22.1) |
Contextual factors | |
Region (0) | |
Adamawa | 237 (3.4) |
Centre (without Yaounde) | 548 (12.0) |
Douala | 417 (13.4) |
East | 373 (5.8) |
Far – North | 313 (9.9) |
Littoral (without Douala) | 367 (4.8) |
North | 307 (7.9) |
North-West | 311 (8.2) |
West | 585 (14.0) |
South | 501 (5.6) |
South-West | 127 (2.2) |
Yaounde | 481 (12.8) |
Socio-ecological zone (0) | |
Northern zone (Adamawa, North, Far North) | 857 (18.8) |
Forest zone (Centre, South, East) | 1422 (31.1) |
Capital cities (Yaounde—Douala) | 898 (19.7) |
English speaking zone (North West and South West) | 438 (9.6) |
West-Littoral zone (West and Littoral) | 952 (20.8) |
Residence (0) | |
Urban | 2695 (61.7) |
Rural | 1872 (38.3) |