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 |