Table 1 Distribution of non-utilization of health facility delivery by socio-demographic characteristics of childbearing women in Guinea (Weighted N = 5406)

Age

p = 0.001

 15–24

1362

27.0

46.5

 25–34

2308

45.7

48.9

 35+

1376

27.3

53.6

Mother’s level of education

p < 0.001

 No education

3945

78.2

55.7

 Primary

531

10.5

39.9

 Secondary/Higher

570

11.3

15.8

Partner’s level of education

p < 0.001

 No education

3690

73.1

56.4

 Primary

357

7.1

42.8

 Secondary/Higher

999

19.8

25.7

Religion

p < 0.001

 Christianity

516

10.2

28.0

 Islam

4447

88.1

51.9

 Others

83

1.6

22.5

Pregnancy intention

p < 0.001

 Unintended

719

14.2

56.9

 Planned

4327

85.8

48.3

Marital status

p < 0.001

 Married

4944

98.0

49.9

 Cohabiting

102

2.0

29.8

Parity

p < 0.001

 One birth

785

15.6

37.9

 Two births

914

18.1

46.4

 Three births

952

18.9

47.8

 Four or more births

2395

47.5

55.1

Employment status

p = 0.082 

 Not working

1252

24.8

47.5

 Working

3793

75.2

50.3

Frequency of reading newspaper

p < 0.001

 Not at all

4784

94.8

51.4

 Less than once a week

147

2.9

15.4

 At least once a week

116

2.3

7.1

Frequency of listening to radio

p < 0.001

 Not at all

2084

41.3

55.8

 Less than once a week

1402

27.8

42.8

 At least once a week

1560

30.9

47.2

Frequency of watching television

p < 0.001

 Not at all

3127

62.0

62.1

 Less than once a week

906

18.0

35.2

 At least once a week

1013

20.1

21.4

Wealth quintile

p < 0.001

 Poorest

1213

24.0

76.7

 Poorer

1139

22.6

62.0

 Middle

997

19.8

50.6

 Richer

956

19.0

26.0

 Richest

741

14.7

13.1

Sex of household head

p < 0.001

 Male

4525

88.7

50.7

 Female

521

10.3

39.6

Health care decision making

p = 0.016 

 Alone

514

10.2

44.2

 Not alone

4532

89.8

50.1

Place of residence

p < 0.001

 Urban

1407

27.9

17.2

 Rural

3639

72.1

62.1