Table 2.
Utilization of skilled birth attendant (SBA) at childbirth according to selected characteristics in Afghanistan, 2012 (n=5,647)
| SBA-assisted delivery | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Yes | No | Total |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 367 (87.2) | 54 (12.8) | 421 (100) |
| Rural | 2,307 (44.1) | 2,919 (55.9) | 5,226 (100) |
| Age | |||
| < 20 | 204 (52.3) | 186 (47.7) | 390 (100) |
| 20–34 | 1,946 (47.4) | 2,161 (52.6) | 4,107 (100) |
| 35–49 | 524 (45.6) | 626 (54.4) | 1,150 (100) |
| Education | |||
| No education | 2,304 (45.3) | 2,781 (54.7) | 5,085 (100) |
| Primary | 168 (64.1) | 94 (35.9) | 262 (100) |
| Secondary+ | 190 (71.7) | 75 (28.3) | 265 (100) |
| Parity | |||
| 1 | 495 (55.7) | 394 (44.3) | 889 (100) |
| 2–4 | 1,157 (47.8) | 1,265 (52.2) | 2,422 (100) |
| ≥ 5 | 1,022 (43.8) | 1,314 (56.2) | 2,336 (100) |
| Knowledge of danger signs of pregnancy | |||
| No | 954 (36.7) | 1,647 (63.3) | 2,601 (100) |
| Yes | 1,715 (56.5) | 1,322 (43.5) | 3,037 (100) |
| Number of ANC visits | |||
| No Visit | 671 (25.9) | 1,923 (74.1) | 2,594 (100) |
| 1–3 Visits | 1,384 (62.8) | 819 (37.2) | 2,203 (100) |
| ≥4 Visits | 558 (74.8) | 188 (25.2) | 746 (100) |
| Don't know | 61 (58.6) | 43 (41.4) | 104 (100) |
| Media exposure | |||
| No exposure | 1,132 (37.0) | 1,925 (63.0) | 3,057 (100) |
| Radio | 595 (53.3) | 522 (46.7) | 1,117 (100) |
| TV | 341 (59.3) | 234 (40.7) | 575 (100) |
| TV and radio | 598 (67.8) | 284 (32.2) | 882 (100) |
| Wealth | |||
| Poor | 1,287 (36.8) | 2,210 (63.2) | 3,497 (100) |
| Middle | 527 (54.1) | 448 (45.9) | 975 (100) |
| Rich | 860 (73.2) | 315 (26.8) | 1,175 (100) |
| All subjects | 2,677 (47.4) | 2,970 (52.6) | 5,647 (100) |
Missing data were 35 for education, 9 for knowledge of danger signs of pregnancy and 16 for media exposure.