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Table 1 Shows percentage of women who utilized of Postnatal Care Services by individual and household characteristics and the level of statistical associations

From: Individual and community-level factors associated with women’s utilization of postnatal care services in Uganda, 2016: a multilevel and spatial analysis

Variables

Number (weighted N, %)N=9590

Not used PNC

(Weighted %)

Used PNC

(Weighted %)

P-value

INDIVIDUAL VARIABLES

Age at last birth

   

0.029

  <=19

1305 (13.68)

40.80

59.20

 

  20-29

5074 (53.32)

40.49

59.51

 

  30-39

2695 (27.65)

43.85

56.15

 

  40+

516 (5.34)

45.81

54.19

 

Marital Status

   

0.003

  Single

552 (5.80)

34.47

65.53

 

  Married

4078(40.44)

40.57

59.43

 

  Living together

3793 (40.84)

43.22

56.78

 

  Previous married

1167 (12.92)

44.00

56.00

 

Household Head

   

0.014

  Male

7006 (73.10)

42.62

57.38

 

  Female

2584 (26.90)

39.36

60.64

 

Parity

   

0.000

  1

1882(20.20)

33.37

66.63

 

  2-3

3195 (33.88)

40.00

60.00

 

 4+

4513(45.92)

46.71

53.29

 

Family Size

   

0.006

  <=4

3105 (33.36)

39.11

60.89

 

  5-6

2986(30.95)

42.53

57.47

 

  7+

3499 (35.69)

43.53

56.47

 

Level of Education

   

0.000

  No education

1208 (10.42)

47.39

52.61

 

  Primary

5869 (60.00)

47.57

52.43

 

  Secondary or Higher

2513 (29.58)

27.94

72.06

 

Place of Residence

   

0.000

  Urban

1985(23.38)

29.33

70.67

 

  Rural

7605 (76.62)

45.53

54.47

 

Wealth Index

   

0.000

  Poor

4494 (41.35)

47.99

52.01

 

  Middle

1773(18.84)

47.49

52.51

 

  Rich

3323 (39.82)

32.54

67.46

 

Religion

   

0.000

  Anglican

3034 (31.17)

44.60

55.40

 

  Catholic

3975(39.43)

41.47

58.53

 

  Muslim

1099(13.77)

33.68

66.32

 

  Other’s

1482 (15.63)

43.86

56.14

 

Employment Status

   

0.220

  Unemployed

1893 (20.92)

43.44

56.56

 

  Employed

7697 (79.08)

41.30

58.70

 

Quality of ANC content

   

0.000

  Low

7150 (73.89)

47.24

52.76

 

  High

2440 (26.11)

26.19

73.81

 

COMMUNITY VARIABLES

Community Distance to Health Facility

   

0.400

  Inaccessible

6615(72.12)

48.66

51.34

 

  Accessible

2829 (27.87)

32.05

67.95

 

Community Socioeconomic Status

   

0.000

  Low

5496 (50.39)

47.00

53.00

 

  High

4094(49.61)

36.41

63.59

 

Community Ethnicity Diversity Index

   

0.709

  Less Diverse

7535(79.61)

43.34

56.66

 

  More Diverse

2055 (20.39)

39.64

60.36

 

Community Media Saturation

   

0.000

  Less Saturated

5321(51.54)

48.28

51.72

 

  Saturated

4269(48.46)

35.09

64.91

 

Total

9590 (100)

41.74

58.26