Table 1 Categorization of independent variables
Variable | Categorization | Description |
|---|---|---|
Exposure to newspapers or magazines | Not at all Less than once a week’ At least once a week | RDHS had four original categories (not at all, less than once a week, at least once a week and almost every day). However, after data collection, no woman reported almost every day |
Exposure to radio | Not at all Less than once a week’ At least once a week | RDHS had four original categories (not at all, less than once a week, at least once a week and almost every day). However, after data collection, no woman reported almost every day |
Exposure to television (TV) | Not at all Less than once a week’ At least once a week | RDHS had four original categories (not at all, less than once a week, at least once a week and almost every day). However, after data collection, no woman reported almost every day |
Access to internet | Yes and no | Â |
Age | 15 to 19Â years, 20 to 34Â years, and 35 to 49Â years | Â |
Residence | Urban and Rural | Â |
Region | North, East, South, West and Kigali | Â |
Household size | Less than 6 and above 6 | Based on the dataset average of 5.2 |
Parity | 1, 2–4, 5, and above |  |
Level of education | No education, primary, secondary, and tertiary | Â |
Working status | Yes and no | Â |
Wealth index | Richest, richer, middle, poorer, and poorest quintiles | The RDHS collected data on household asset ownership and calculated wealth index using Principal Component Analysis [16] |
Having health insurance | Yes and no | Â |
Having been visited by a field health worker within the last 12Â months | Yes and no | Â |
Problems seeking permission and distance to health facility | No big problems and big problems | RDHS had three original categories (no problem, no big problem and big problem) however, after data collection, no woman reported no problem |
Problems with distance to nearest health facility | No big problems and big problems | RDHS had three original categories (no problem, no big problem and big problem) however, after data collection, no woman reported no problem |
Marital status | Married and not married | Married included both formal and informal unions |
Place of ANC | Private and public health facilities | Private facilities included polyclinics, clinics, and dispensaries while public included referral and district hospitals, health centers, posts, and outreaches. These were combined due to the limited numbers in each sub-category |
ANC initiation timing | Within first trimester and after first trimester | Â |
ANC frequency | 4 and above contacts and less than 4 contacts | Â |