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Table 1 Use of EPNC, East Mundri County

From: Early postnatal care use by postpartum mothers in Mundri East County, South Sudan

Variable

Used EPNC?

Total (Percentage, 95% CI

No

Yes

No. (percentage)

No. (percentage)

Health facility grade

 Primary Healthcare Unit

221 (91.0)

22 (9.0)

243 (63.1, 58.1–67.9)

 Primary Healthcare Centre and Hospital

120 (84.5)

22 (15.5)

142 (36.9; 32.1–41.9

Health facility ownership

 Private not for profit (PNFP)

59 (76.6)

18 (23.4)

77 (20.0; 16.1–24.3)

 Government

282 (23.4)

26 (8.4)

308 (80.0; 75.7–83.9)

Age of respondents

 Less or equals 30

242 (87.7)

34 (12.3)

276 (71.9; 66.9–76.1)

 More than 30

99 (90.8)

10 (9.2)

109 (28.3; 23.9–33.1)

 Mean/SD

28.0 ± 6.7

26.8 ± 6.1

385

Religion of respondents

 Catholic

139 (90.9)

14 (9.1)

153 (39.7; 34.8–44.8)

 Moslem

16 (76.2)

5 (23.8)

21 (5.4; 3.4–8.2)

 Anglican

186 (88.2)

25 (11.8)

211 (54.8; 49.7–59.9)

Tribe of respondents

 Muru

141 (41.4)

22 (50.0)

163 (42.3; 37.3–47.4)

 Mundu

15 (4.4)

3 (6.8)

18 (4.7; 2.8–7.3)

 Balanda

9 (2.6)

4 (9.1)

13 (3.4; 1.8–5.7)

 Baka

40 (11.7)

4 (9.1)

44 (11.4; 8.4–15.0)

 Bari

38 (11.1)

7 (15.9)

45 (11.7; 8.6–15.3)

 Dinka

29 (8.5)

1 (2.3)

30 (7.8; 5.3–10.9)

 Mundari

59 (20.2)

3 (6.8)

72 (18.7; 14.9–23.0)

Parity (children ever born)

 One

193 (87.3)

28 (12.7)

221 (57.4; 52.3–62.4)

 Two and more

148 (90.2)

16 (9.8)

164 (42.6; 37.6–47.7)

Maternal highest educational level

 None

179 (93.7)

12 (6.3)

191 (49.6; 44.5–54.7)

 Primary

134 (86.5)

21 (13.5)

155 (35.3–45.3)

 Secondary and over

28 (71.8)

11 (28.2)

39 (10.1; 7.3–13.6)

Maternal occupation

 None

298 (90.0)

33 (10.0)

331 (86.0; 82.1–89.3)

 Employed

38 (80.9)

9 (19.1)

47 (12.2; 9.1–16.0)

 Self-employed

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

7 (1.8; 0.7–3.7)

Marital status

 Single

307 (90.3)

33 (9.7)

340 (88.3; 84.7–91.3)

 Married

26 (83.9)

5 (16.1)

31 (8.1; 5.5–11.2)

 Separated

8 (57.1)

6 (42.9)

14 (3.6; 2.0–6.0)

Spouse’s highest educational level

 None

181 (92.4)

15 (7.6)

196 (50.9; 45.8–56.0)

 Primary

91 (84.3)

17 (15.7)

108 (28.1; 23.6–32.8)

 Secondary and over

69 (85.2)

12 (18.2)

81 (21.0; 17.1–25.5)