Table 1.
Characteristics of women aged 15–49 years who gave birth in Sudan from 2008–2010
| Background characteristics | No. | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Area of residence-Missing: 389 (6.4 %) | ||
| Rural | 4134 | 72.8 |
| Urban | 1541 | 27.2 |
| Maternal age-Missing: 389 (6.7 %) | ||
| Younger age group (15–34 years) | 4317 | 76.1 |
| Older age group (35–49 years) | 1358 | 23.9 |
| Wealth index quintiles-Missing: 390 (6.4 %) | ||
| Poorest | 1319 | 23.2 |
| Second | 1255 | 22.1 |
| Middle | 1263 | 22.3 |
| Fourth | 1065 | 18.8 |
| Richest | 772 | 13.6 |
| Education-Missing: 389 (6.4 %) | ||
| None | 2522 | 44.4 |
| Primary | 1917 | 33.8 |
| Secondary + | 961 | 16.9 |
| Adult education/informal education | 275 | 4.8 |
| Working status-Missing: 488 (8.1 %) | ||
| Not working | 5232 | 93.8 |
| Working | 344 | 6.2 |
| Parity (number of pregnancies)-Missing: 390 (6.4 %) | ||
| > 2 | 3681 | 64.9 |
| 1–2 | 1993 | 35.1 |
| Received ANC-Missing: 94 (1.7 %) | ||
| Yes | 4326 | 77.4 |
| No | 1260 | 22.6 |
| Complications during pregnancy-Missing: 2419 (42.6 %) | ||
| No/Non serious complication | 1752 | 53.7 |
| Serious complication | 1509 | 46.3 |