Table 1.
Frequency distributions of selected variables describing the sample
| Factor | n* (%)** |
| Maternal age | |
| 15–19 | 549 (10.9) |
| 20–29 | 3040 (60.5) |
| 30–39 | 1213 (24.2) |
| 40–49 | 222 (4.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Currently married/in union | 4450 (88.6) |
| Formerly married/in union | 430 (8.6) |
| Never married/in union | 145 (2.9) |
| Region | |
| Northern | 656 (13.1) |
| Central | 2169 (43.2) |
| Southern | 2199 (43.8) |
| Highest education level attained | |
| None | 757 (15.1) |
| Primary | 3336 (66.5) |
| Secondary or higher | 922 (18.4) |
| Wealth index (quintiles) | |
| 1 (Lowest) | 922 (18.4) |
| 2 | 929 (18.5) |
| 3 | 1027 (20.4) |
| 4 | 970 (19.3) |
| 5 (Highest) | 1175 (23.4) |
| Number of children ever born | |
| 1 | 1216 (24.2) |
| 2 | 1047 (20.8) |
| 3–4 | 1532 (30.5) |
| 5+ | 1228 (24.5) |
| Number of times received antenatal care | |
| 0–3 | 2086 (42.2) |
| 4–6 | 2580 (52.2) |
| 7+ | 275 (5.6) |
| Low birth weight | |
| No | 4524 (90.0) |
| Yes | 500 (10.0) |
*
unweighted frequency
**
weighted percent