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. 2011 Jul 30;10:31. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-10-31

Table 1.

Characteristics of the sample

%
(n = 2018)
Maternal Factors
Mother's Age
 15-19 9.5
 20-24 31.0
 25-29 33.9
 30 plus 25.7
Parity/Living children
 1 23.5
 2 23.7
 3 18.8
 4 13.7
 5 8.7
 6 5.1
 7 or more 6.5
Mother's Education
 None 64.0
 Less than primary 7.1
 Primary complete 11.8
 Middle 8.3
 Matriculate or higher 8.9
Household Factors
Mother's Autonomy
 Low 30.4
 Medium 34.2
 High 35.3
Wealth Quintiles
 Lowest/First 24.4
 Second 15.9
 Middle 20.5
 Fourth 19.5
 Highest/Fifth 19.7
Program Factors
Health worker visited during last 12 months
 No 61.9
 Yes 38.1
Travel time to nearest health facility
 More than 15 minutes 49.7
 15 minutes or less 50.3
Mode of travel to nearest facility
 Motorized 26.6
 Foot 66.6
 Other 6.8
Mass Media Exposure
 Less than once a week 75.1
 At least one a week 24.9
Use of Services
At least three ANC visits during last pregnancy
 No 65.4
 Yes 34.6
Delivered last child at a health facility
 No 58.8
 Yes 41.2
Visited health facility for PNC after last delivery
 No 83.1
 Yes 16.9
Currently using a method of family planning
 No 88.5
 Yes 11.5
Total 100.0