Table 1 Weighted percentage distribution of respondents by selected background characteristics and year of survey
From: Determinants of maternal health services utilization in Uganda
Variable | Category | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Education level attainment | None | 217 | 12.3 |
Primary | 1,132 | 64.2 | |
Secondary + | 414 | 23.5 | |
Region of residence | Kampala | 107 | 6.1 |
Central | 374 | 21.2 | |
Eastern | 483 | 27.4 | |
Northern | 313 | 17.7 | |
Western | 487 | 27.6 | |
Religion | Catholic | 739 | 41.9 |
Protestant | 755 | 42.8 | |
Muslim | 216 | 12.2 | |
All others | 54 | 3.1 | |
Age group | 15-19 | 212 | 12.0 |
20-34 | 1,287 | 73.0 | |
25-49 | 265 | 15.0 | |
Rural/Urban residence | Urban | 268 | 15.2 |
Rural | 1495 | 84.2 | |
Wealth Index | Poor | 762 | 42.3 |
Middle | 363 | 20.6 | |
Rich | 639 | 36.2 | |
Marital status | Never married | 90 | 5.1 |
Currently married | 1,511 | 85.8 | |
Previously married | 160 | 9.1 | |
Children ever born | 1-3 | 875 | 49.6 |
4-6 | 538 | 30.5 | |
7+ | 351 | 19.9 | |
Distance to health facility | Big issue | 777 | 44.1 |
Not a big issue | 985 | 55.9 | |
Visited health facility in past year | No - Did not visit | 315 | 17.9 |
Yes-Visited | 1445 | 82.1 | |
MHS package utilized | Undesirable | 1,560 | 90.1 |
Desirable | 80 | 4.6 | |
Moderate | 92 | 5.3 |