Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of respondents (n = 7377), Sierra Leone 2019 Demographic Health Survey (SLDHS2019)
Characteristics | Variable | Total na(%)b |
|---|---|---|
Home Birth | Yes | 1177(15.3) |
No | 6200(84.7) | |
Age | 15–19 | 601(8.2) |
20–34 | 4814(65.9) | |
35–49 | 1962(25.9) | |
Region | Eastern | 1475(21.0) |
Northern | 1713(19.6) | |
North-western | 1379(18.8) | |
Southern | 1794(20.4) | |
Western | 1016(20.2) | |
Residence | Urban | 2473(38.1) |
Rural | 4904(61.9) | |
Religion | Christianity/None | 1531(21.3) |
Islam | 5846(78.7) | |
Wealth Index | Poor | 3421(42.8) |
Middle | 1563(20.3) | |
Rich | 2393(36.9) | |
Current Marital Status | Married | 5748(76.9) |
Not Marriedc | 1629(23.1) | |
Ethnicity | Limba | 619(8.8) |
Mende | 2484(34.5) | |
Temne | 2334(36.6) | |
Others | 1509(20.1) | |
Husband/partner’s education level | No education | 3479(54.0) |
Primary | 455(7.7) | |
Secondary | 1550(27.4) | |
Higher | 441(7.8) | |
Don’t know | 165(3.1) | |
Husband/partner’s occupation | Not working/ Don’t know | 312(5.7) |
Working/Had a job | 5778(94.3) | |
Sex of Household head | Male | 5629(75.3) |
Female | 1748(24.7) | |
Parity | 1–5 | 6145(83.9) |
> 5 | 1232(16.1) | |
Ever had a terminated pregnancy | Yes | 546(7.6) |
No | 6831(92.4) | |
Wanted last child | Wanted then | 6054(80.9) |
Wanted later | 1056(15.4) | |
Wanted no more | 267(3.7) | |
Number Antenatal care visit | No Antenatal visit | 101(1.7) |
1–3 visits | 573(8.8) | |
4–7 visits | 4189(64.5) | |
8 or more visits | 1677(25.0) | |
Getting medical help for self: getting permission to go to hospital | Big problem | 1998(24.9) |
Not a big problem | 5379(75.1) | |
Getting medical help for self: getting money needed for treatment | Big problem | 5329(70.1) |
Not a big problem | 2048(29.9) | |
Getting medical help for self: distance to health facility | Big problem | 3668(47.1) |
Not a big problem | 3709(52.9) | |
Covered by health insurance | Yes | 247(3.8) |
No | 7130(96.2) | |
Women’s knowledge level | Low | 5051(29.0) |
Medium | 6356(41.6) | |
High | 4159(29.4) | |
Decision making power | Low | 4087(42.7) |
Medium | 2315(22.4) | |
High | 3435(34.9) | |
Women’s level of tolerance to the idea of intimate partner violence (wife beating) | No/low | 7708(50.1) |
Medium | 6611(41.6) | |
High | 1255(8.3) | |
Currently Working | Yes | 5749(77.0) |
No | 1628(23.0) |