Table 2 Descriptive information about the study variables for women who had their most recent singleton birth in facilities in the past 5 years, MDHS 2015–16
Total | ||
|---|---|---|
N | % | |
Type of health facility where women delivered | ||
Government hospital | 3689 | 30% |
Government health center/health post/others | 6783 | 56% |
private/CHAM/mission hospital | 1058 | 9% |
CHAM health center/blm/others | 621 | 5% |
Cesarean section | ||
No | 11352 | 93% |
Yes | 798 | 7% |
Antenatal Visits | ||
Less than 4 visits | 5810 | 48% |
4 or more visits | 6291 | 52% |
Education | ||
No education | 8219 | 68% |
Primary education | 2962 | 24% |
Secondary education | 970 | 8% |
Household Wealth | ||
Poorest | 2749 | 23% |
Poorer | 2594 | 21% |
Middle | 2337 | 19% |
Richer | 2235 | 18% |
Richest | 2235 | 18% |
Parity | ||
1 | 3126 | 26% |
2–3 | 4561 | 38% |
4+ | 4464 | 37% |
Residence | ||
Urban | 1827 | 15% |
Rural | 10324 | 85% |
Region of the country | ||
Northern | 1432 | 12% |
Central | 5094 | 42% |
Southern | 5625 | 46% |
Newborn size | ||
Very large | 1166 | 10% |
Larger than average | 3142 | 26% |
Average | 5980 | 50% |
Smaller than average | 1295 | 11% |
Very small | 488 | 4% |
Mean | Std Error | |
Age at Most Recent Birth (continuous) | 26.54 | 0.086 |