Variable | Nigeria (N=6761) | Mali (N=1973) | Guinea (N=1690) | Zambia (N=1570) |
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n(%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Demographic | ||||
 Number of antenatal visits | ||||
  <  8 | 5555(82.2) | 1903(96.5) | 1642(97.2) | 1547(98.5) |
  ≥ 8 | 1206(17.8) | 69(3.5) | 48(2.8) | 23(1.5) |
Time of first antenatal visit | ||||
  ≤ 3 months of gestation | 1188(17.6) | 701(35.5) | 445(26.3) | 604(38.5) |
  >  3 months of gestation | 5573(82.4) | 1272(64.5) | 1245(73.6) | 966(61.5) |
Age at child birth (years) | ||||
  < 19 | 614(9.1) | 246(12.5) | 233(13.8) | 171(10.9) |
  20–24 | 1530(22.6) | 498(25.2) | 357(21.1) | 420(37.6) |
  25–29 | 1966(29.1) | 516(26.2) | 461(27.3) | 371(23.6) |
  30–34 | 1402(20.7) | 362(18.4) | 314(18.6) | 307(19.5) |
  35–39 | 848(12.5) | 254(12.9) | 211(12.5) | 211(13.4) |
  ≥40 | 399(5.9) | 97(4.9) | 114(6.8) | 90(5.8) |
Place of residence | ||||
  Urban | 2511(37.1) | 391(19.8) | 432(25.6) | 513(32.7) |
  Rural | 4250(62.9) | 1582(80.2) | 1258(74.4) | 1057(67.4) |
Religion | ||||
  Christians | 2298(34.0) | 62(3.1) | 158(9.3) | 1531(97.5) |
  Muslims | 4424(65.4) | 1827(92.6) | 1502(88.9) | 13(0.8) |
  Others | 40(0.6) | 84(4.3) | 30(1.8) | 26(1.7) |
Birth order | ||||
  1–2 | 2384(35.3) | 643(32.6) | 573(33.9) | 598(38.1) |
  3–4 | 1946(28.8) | 578(29.3) | 565(33.4) | 460(29.3) |
  ≥5 | 2430(36.0) | 753(38.1) | 552(33.7) | 511(32.6) |
Pregnancy wanted | ||||
  No (later/no more) | 764(11.3) | 347(17.6) | 272(16.1) | 557(35.5) |
  Yes | 5997(88.7) | 1626(82.4) | 1418(83.9) | 1013(64.5) |
Polygyny | ||||
  Monogamous | 4728(69.9) | 1303(66.1) | 1038(61.4) | 1397(89.0) |
  Polygamous as first wife | 743(11.0) | 254(12.9) | 220(13.0) | 69(4.4) |
  Polygamous as 2nd or more | 1290(19.1) | 416(21.0) | 433(25.6) | 104(6.6) |
Wealth quintiles | ||||
  Poorest | 1440(21.3) | 417(21.2) | 451(26.7) | 405(25.8) |
  Poorer | 1563(23.1) | 432(21.9) | 379(22.5) | 377(24.0) |
  Middle | 1434(21.2) | 424(21.5) | 337(19.9) | 301(19.2) |
  Richer | 1250(18.5) | 360(18.3) | 318(18.8) | 227(14.5) |
  Richest | 1074(15.9) | 339(17.2) | 205(12.1) | 260(16.5) |
Covered by health insurance | ||||
  No | 6624 (98.0) | 1875(95.0) | 1673(99.0) | 1537(97.9) |
  Yes | 137 (2.0) | 98(5.0) | 17(1.0) | 33.2(2.1) |
Husband level of education | ||||
  No education | 2515(37.2) | 1396(70.8) | 1254(74.2) | 103(6.6) |
  Primary | 871(12.9) | 218(11.1) | 114(6.8) | 583(37.2) |
  Secondary | 2311(34.2) | 265(13.4) | 210(12.4) | 749(47.5) |
  Higher | 1063(15.7) | 94(4.8) | 111(6.6) | 138(8.8) |
Difference in age between husband and wife | ||||
  Wife older or same age | 104(1.5) | 34(1.7) | 25(1.5) | 77(4.9) |
  Husband 1–5 years older | 1627(24.1) | 417(21.1) | 273(16.2) | 849(54.1) |
  Husband 6–10 years older | 2445(36.2) | 663(33.6) | 530(31.3) | 480(30.6) |
  Husband >  10 years older | 2585(38.2) | 860(43.6) | 862(51.0) | 164(10.5) |