Table 1 Operational definitions of analysis variables used to describe maternal healthcare service use among study women
Variable | Definition |
|---|---|
Antenatal care | The proportion of women in the PHCU (or kebele) who report receiving any antenatal care during their last pregnancy (i.e at least one visit to a health centre or health post where antenatal care services are offered) |
Maternity waiting home use | The proportion of women in the PHCU (or kebele) who report ever having used an MWH during their previous pregnancies. |
Delivery care | The proportion of women in the PHCU (or kebele) who report giving birth to their last child at a health facility offering obstetric care (i.e health centre or hospital). |
Postnatal care | The proportion of women in the PHCU (or kebele) who report receiving any postnatal care following the birth of their last child (i.e at least one postnatal care check-up within 6 weeks of delivery) |
Education | The proportion of women in a PHCU (or kebele) who report having some formal education (i.e some primary, secondary or higher-level education). |
Household wealth | The proportion of households in the PHCU (or kebele) who fall within the highest two household income quintiles (i.e fourth and fifth quintiles of household wealth) as determined using an asset-based principal components analysis. |