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Table 2 Distribution of maternal healthcare utilization across child marriage and socio-demographic characteristics of women in sub-Saharan Africa

From: Girl child marriage and its association with maternal healthcare services utilization in sub-Saharan Africa

Variables

Weighted N

Weighted %

≥4 ANC visits

Assisted by skilled birth attendant during delivery

Attended PNC

Age at first marriage

  < 18 years

20,769

57.4

50.1

71.2

39.2

 18-24 years

15,446

42.6

62.7

84.8

44.0

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Level of education

 No education

12,644

34.9

40.8

62.4

38.0

 Primary

12,420

34.3

55.8

80.4

39.4

 Secondary/higher

11,150

30.8

71.9

89.7

47.0

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Marital status

 Married

27,844

76.9

53.1

74.7

42.0

 Cohabiting

8371

23.1

63.6

84.5

38.7

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Parity

 One birth

13,572

37.5

62.6

84.9

45.0

 Two births

13,547

37.4

53.7

76.0

41.6

 Three births

6594

18.2

48.6

68.4

36.8

 Four or more births

2501

6.9

44.9

61.6

30.6

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Partner’s education

 No education

11,369

31.3

41.1

62.3

40.0

 Primary

10,157

28.1

53.8

78.8

37.9

 Secondary/higher

14,689

40.6

67.9

87.1

44.5

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Wealth index

 Poorest

8025

22.2

43.3

63.9

35.4

 Poorer

8377

23.1

49.8

71.6

38.3

 Middle

7553

20.9

55.8

78.6

40.9

 Richer

7082

19.5

63.4

84.6

46.2

 Richest

5179

14.3

72.3

94.0

48.6

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Mass media exposure

 No

14,611

40.3

47.1

70.7

31.4

 Yes

21,604

59.7

61.2

81.2

47.9

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Sex of head of household

 Male

31,127

85.9

54.6

76.5

40.6

 Female

5088

14.1

61.0

80.2

45.4

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Decision making capacity

 Respondents alone

4762

13.1

61.7

80.7

49.4

 Others

31,453

86.9

54.6

76.4

40.0

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Religion

 Christianity

20,904

57.7

60.8

83.9

41.8

 Islam

13,704

37.8

48.7

67.3

39.8

 Others

1607

4.5

45.0

68.6

45.6

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Residence

 Urban

10,681

29.5

70.3

89.7

48.6

 Rural

25,534

70.5

49.3

71.7

38.1

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Community level literacy

 Low

12,929

35.7

44.2

65.1

36.4

 Medium

12,306

34.0

57.2

79.5

42.4

 High

10,980

30.3

67.0

88.1

45.6

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Community socioeconomic level

 Low

2005

55.2

48.5

68.2

37.8

 Medium

5057

14.0

54.3

83.6

40.2

 High

11,154

30.8

68.6

89.7

47.9

p-value

  

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001