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. 2023 Dec 7;23:842. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-06107-1

Table 2.

High risk fertility behaviours, background characteristics, and place of delivery

Variables Weighted N Weighted % Health facility delivery p-value
Age at first birth < 0.001
 Less than 18 years 2965 4.3 69.0
 18–34 years 65,323 94.0 67.8
 More than 34 years 1191 1.7 56.6
Short birth interval < 0.001
 No (24 months and above) 60,219 86.7 68.2
 Yes (less than 24 months) 9260 13.3 63.8
High parity < 0.001
 No 31,807 45.8 70.8
 Yes 37,672 54.2 65.0
Women's age < 0.001
 15–24 years 16,409 23.6 64.9
 25 − 34 years 27,880 40.1 63.4
 35–49 years 25,190 36.3 74.1
Employment status 0.467
 Unemployed 13,424 19.3 68.4
 Employed 56,018 80.7 67.4
Wealth index < 0.001
 Poorest 20,876 30.1 54.6
 Poorer 20,507 29.5 64.6
 Middle 16,497 23.7 74.5
 Richer 8849 12.7 84.7
 Richest 2750 4.0 93.2
Religious affiliation < 0.001
 Christianity 63,436 91.3 67.4
 Islam 1608 2.3 81.0
 Traditionalist 3109 4.5 64.9
 No religion 1326 1.9 67.6
Marital status < 0.001
 Never married 2650 3.8 77.4
 Married 57,772 83.1 65.9
 Cohabiting 5878 8.5 73.6
 Widowed 1413 2.0 81.8
 Divorced/separated 1794 2.9 79.7
Sex of household head < 0.001
 Male 59,094 85.1 65.7
 Female 10,385 14.9 78.6
Frequency of reading newspaper < 0.001
 Not at all 66,621 95.9 66.9
 Less than once a week 1922 2.7 81.9
 At least once a week 919 1.3 89.4
 Almost everyday 17 0.1 83.6
Frequency of reading newspaper < 0.001
 Not at all 29,765 42.8 62.4
 Less than once a week 16,158 23.3 69.3
 At least once a week 22,579 32.5 72.8
 Almost everyday 977 1.4 81.4
Frequency of reading newspaper < 0.001
 Not at all 47,401 68.2 63.5
 Less than once a week 10,827 15.6 72.3
 At least once a week 10,993 158 80.1
 Almost everyday 258 0.4 93.6
Health insurance subscription < 0.001
 No 67,044 96.5 67.4
 Yes 2435 3.5 73.6