Table 4. Variable weights for PCA indexes using different indicator sets and categorisation.

Indicators			Scenario 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
			All Indicators, <5 categories +prelacteal feeding	DHS Indicators, <5 categories +prelacteal feeding	All Indicators, <5 categories	DHS Indicators, <5 categories	All Indicators, <3 categories	DHS Indicators, <3 categories	All indicators, < 3 categories Any iron	DHS indicators, < 3 categories Any iron
ANC visit in 1st Trimester			0.167	0.193	0.167	0.193	0.164	0.185	0.168	0.192
ANC visit in 2nd Trimester			0.152		0.152		0.150		0.152
ANC visits in 3rd Trimester		1	-0.012		-0.012		-0.012		-0.012
		2	0.188		0.188		0.186		0.189
		None	-0.176		-0.176		-0.174		-0.177
Weight measured during ANC			0.172		0.172		0.171		0.173
Height measured during ANC			0.190		0.191		0.186		0.192
Blood Pressure measured during ANC			0.156	0.162	0.156	0.162	0.155	0.161	0.156	0.160
Urine sample taken during ANC			0.202	0.263	0.202	0.263	0.196	0.248	0.203	0.266
Blood sample taken during ANC			0.171	0.220	0.171	0.221	0.166	0.207	0.172	0.223
Stomach examined during ANC			0.122		0.122		0.122		0.123
Consultation during ANC			0.194		0.194		0.190		0.195
Received MNCH book during ANC			0.199		0.199		0.197		0.200
Iron Supplementation during pregnancy
	Full (270+ days)		0.025	0.031	0.025	0.031	0.020	0.019	0.197	0.244
	Partial	1–29 days	0.009	0.012	0.009	0.012	0.200	0.279
		30–89 days	0.065	0.088	0.064	0.088
		90–179 days	0.049	0.061	0.049	0.061
		180–269 days	0.054	0.066	0.054	0.066
	None		-0.201	-0.257	-0.201	-0.257	-0.220	-0.298
Tetanus Immunisation
		Full Protection	0.206	0.285	0.207	0.285	0.206	0.279	0.207	0.285
		Partial Protection	-0.020	-0.047	-0.020	-0.047	-0.020	-0.044	-0.020	-0.047
		None	-0.186	-0.238	-0.186	-0.238	-0.186	-0.235	-0.187	-0.238
Pregnancy complication Advice
		Symptoms only	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
		Symptoms and Help	0.270	0.396	0.270	0.396	0.263	0.369	0.272	0.401
		None	-0.270	-0.396	-0.270	-0.396	-0.263	-0.369	-0.272	-0.401
Discussed place of delivery			0.216		0.216		0.210		0.218
Discussed transportation			0.255		0.255		0.246		0.257
Discussed who would assist delivery			0.204		0.204		0.198		0.206
Discussed payment for delivery			0.214		0.213		0.207		0.215
Discussed possible blood donor			0.107		0.107		0.103		0.108
Baby was weighed at birth			0.156	0.177	0.156	0.177	0.153	0.170	0.156	0.176
Baby was breastfed within 1 hr of birth			0.029	0.049	0.032	0.051	0.030	0.047	0.031	0.053
No liquids given before milk began to flow			-0.023	-0.010
Maternal postnatal check
	Full (<2hrs)		0.147	0.218	0.147	0.218	0.140	0.205	0.146	0.233
	Partial	3–12 hrs	0.025	0.011	0.024	0.011	0.009	-0.028	0.005	-0.051
		13-24hrs	-0.005	-0.018	-0.005	-0.018
		25-48hrs	-0.004	-0.007	-0.004	-0.007
		49hrs +	-0.012	-0.020	-0.012	-0.020
	None		-0.151	-0.184	-0.151	-0.184	-0.148	-0.177	-0.151	-0.182
Neonatal postnatal check
	Full (<2hrs)		0.140	0.215	0.140	0.215	0.133	0.199	0.137	0.219
	Partial	3–12 hrs	0.018	0.017	0.018	0.017	0.045	0.054	0.044	0.042
		13-24hrs	0.007	0.005	0.007	0.005
		25-48hrs	0.001	0.002	0.001	0.002
		49hrs +	0.011	0.017	0.012	0.017
	None		-0.178	-0.256	-0.178	-0.256	-0.179	-0.252	-0.181	-0.261
Postpartum Vitamin A			0.155	0.233	0.155	0.233	0.154	0.225	0.156	0.235
Rho			0.1752	0.1589	0.1814	0.1669	0.2017	0.1969	0.2035	0.1978
Cronbach’s α			0.8359	0.6877	0.8411	0.7020	0.8578	0.7369	0.8534	0.7248