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. 2017 Sep 21;12(9):e0182326. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182326

Table 1. Independent variables definitions and measurements.

Independent variable Definition, measurement and coding
Age Continuous variable, measured in years
Parity Number of term deliveries, categorized as 0 if< 2 term deliveries and 1 if ≥ 2 term deliveries
Married Marital status, categorized as 0 if woman not married and 1 if woman married
Head Household Household head status, categorized as 0 if woman did not head household and 1 if woman headed household
Educated Primary education attainment, equivalent to 8 years of schooling, categorized as 0 if woman had no primary school leaving certificate and 1if woman had primary school leaving certificate or above
Residence Place of residence, coded as 1 if woman stayed in an urban area and 0 otherwise.
Distance Continuous variable measured in kilometers to the nearest formal health facility
Facility Type of health facility, coded as 1 if a facility provided CEmOC and 0 if BEmOC.
Registered Denotes enrollment to receive demand side incentives (CCT), coded 1 if woman registered and 0 otherwise
Inpatient Coded as 1 if woman with self-reported complication was admitted for inpatient care and 0 otherwise
Days Continuous variable, measured as number of nights spent in facility
Social economic status Coded as 0 if poor, 1 if middle poor and 2 if least poor