Table 1.
Proportion of women aged 15–49, who had a live birth in the 5 years preceding the survey, according to maternal and child health care utilization indicators in 12 sub-Saharan Africa countries
| Characteristics | N = 137,505 | Adequate antenatal care | Adequate delivery care | Adequate postnatal care | Adequate immunization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 100 | 8.8 | 54.8 | 35.2 | 31.7 |
| Country, year | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| DR Congo, 2013/14 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 78.3 | 20.2 | 20.5 |
| Gambia, 2013 | 5.8 | 10.2 | 62.7 | 57.4 | 55.0 |
| Liberia, 2013 | 4.8 | 30.3 | 55.1 | 55.2 | 31.4 |
| Mali, 2012/13 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 39.2 | 27.5 | 18.7 |
| Namibia, 2013 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 87.4 | 55.5 | 46.3 |
| Nigeria, 2013 | 23.5 | 7.1 | 34.4 | 23.7 | 15.3 |
| Rwanda, 2010 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 69.0 | 10.5 | 63.2 |
| Senegal, 2013 | 4.6 | 22.6 | 58.2 | 54.2 | 40.1 |
| Sierra Leone, 2013 | 9.0 | 14.2 | 54.0 | 54.2 | 49.4 |
| Tanzania, 2010 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 50.0 | 17.5 | 35.9 |
| Togo, 2013/14 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 45.0 | 50.1 | 38.7 |
| Zambia, 2013/14 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 64.1 | 53.1 | 29.2 |
| Marital status | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Married | 88.2 | 8.5 | 52.8 | 33.5 | 31.1 |
| Formerly married | 5.6 | 10.0 | 61.7 | 38.4 | 33.2 |
| Unmarried | 6.2 | 12.5 | 76.8 | 56.6 | 38.1 |
| Age group | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| ≤ 20 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 52.2 | 40.0 | 22.4 |
| 21–25 | 23.4 | 8.4 | 56.2 | 33.7 | 29.6 |
| 26–30 | 28.1 | 8.8 | 55.9 | 33.4 | 33.1 |
| 31–35 | 18.7 | 9.2 | 56.0 | 36.1 | 34.8 |
| 36–40 | 12.6 | 8.7 | 52.8 | 35.5 | 33.9 |
| ≥ 41 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 49.6 | 36.9 | 34.9 |
| Birth order | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| 1st | 20.5 | 10.3 | 65.6 | 37.1 | 35.1 |
| 2nd | 19.9 | 9.9 | 62.4 | 38.5 | 34.5 |
| 3rd–4th | 27.5 | 9.1 | 52.7 | 34.4 | 31.0 |
| > 4th | 32.1 | 6.9 | 44.5 | 32.4 | 27.9 |
| Family size | *** | *** | *** | ||
| ≤ 6 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 60.2 | 37.4 | 31.9 |
| > 6 | 78.7 | 8.4 | 53.3 | 34.6 | 31.6 |
| Number of under-5, M | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| ≤ 2 | 70.1 | 9.7 | 57.9 | 38.2 | 33.0 |
| > 2 | 29.9 | 6.7 | 47.7 | 27.9 | 28.3 |
| Residence | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Urban | 32.1 | 14.1 | 77.2 | 49.4 | 38.8 |
| Rural | 67.9 | 6.3 | 44.2 | 28.5 | 28.3 |
| Mother’s education | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| No education | 41.4 | 7.0 | 35.8 | 29.0 | 26.1 |
| Primary | 32.8 | 7.0 | 59.3 | 31.4 | 33.8 |
| Secondary & higher | 25.8 | 14.1 | 79.5 | 49.9 | 37.9 |
| Wealth index | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Poorest | 22.7 | 4.7 | 34.8 | 24.0 | 24.1 |
| Poor | 22.2 | 5.9 | 41.7 | 28.6 | 26.7 |
| Middle | 20.3 | 8.3 | 52.5 | 34.8 | 30.9 |
| Rich | 18.7 | 10.7 | 70.2 | 42.8 | 36.4 |
| Richest | 16.1 | 17.1 | 86.1 | 51.8 | 44.7 |
| Media exposure | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Not exposed | 31.2 | 5.2 | 41.9 | 24.5 | 21.0 |
| Any one | 32.7 | 7.8 | 49.7 | 33.2 | 34.0 |
| Any two | 26.6 | 11.4 | 65.7 | 43.9 | 36.7 |
| All three | 9.5 | 17.0 | 84.3 | 53.1 | 44.5 |
| Mother’s employment | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Unemployed | 28.4 | 8.5 | 54.9 | 36.1 | 27.8 |
| Professional | 2.1 | 17.9 | 89.6 | 56.0 | 44.8 |
| Middle level jobs | 23.2 | 10.6 | 57.3 | 37.7 | 28.0 |
| Agriculture | 34.4 | 5.7 | 49.4 | 27.8 | 35.0 |
| Other | 11.9 | 11.3 | 59.1 | 43.0 | 35.9 |
| Father’s employment | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Unemployed | 9.2 | 5.5 | 42.0 | 28.9 | 20.6 |
| Professional | 8.0 | 12.8 | 70.1 | 42.6 | 34.3 |
| Middle level jobs | 12.1 | 10.5 | 58.0 | 37.0 | 29.5 |
| Agriculture | 42.8 | 5.6 | 43.6 | 26.4 | 29.7 |
| Other | 27.9 | 11.9 | 64.6 | 42.0 | 36.3 |
| Father’s education | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| No education | 36.7 | 6.9 | 34.9 | 29.6 | 27.2 |
| Primary | 26.5 | 5.9 | 53.8 | 27.0 | 33.8 |
| Secondary | 30.1 | 10.4 | 69.4 | 40.0 | 31.7 |
| Higher | 6.8 | 18.7 | 78.6 | 51.7 | 39.1 |
| Baby’s size | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Very large | 14.1 | 11.4 | 57.8 | 37.8 | 32.3 |
| > Average | 26.8 | 9.3 | 57.8 | 36.5 | 33.5 |
| Average | 43.3 | 8.1 | 54.6 | 34.9 | 31.8 |
| < Average | 10.8 | 8.1 | 52.7 | 33.7 | 30.3 |
| Very small | 5.0 | 9.8 | 50.4 | 35.6 | 28.2 |
| Baby’s sex | ** | ||||
| Male | 50.5 | 8.9 | 55.3 | 35.2 | 31.7 |
| Female | 49.5 | 8.8 | 54.3 | 35.1 | 31.7 |
| Baby’s age, years | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| < 1 | 21.2 | 12.2 | 57.8 | 50.1 | 9.0 |
| 1 | 20.3 | 12.3 | 56.9 | 50.4 | 44.2 |
| 2 | 19.4 | 10.0 | 56.2 | 38.6 | 43.3 |
| 3 | 19.8 | 6.2 | 53.4 | 24.0 | 39.3 |
| 4 | 19.3 | 4.3 | 52.5 | 17.2 | 36.6 |
**p <0.01; *** p < 0.001