Table 5.
Observed and expected proportion of health facility delivery for 29 sub-Saharan African countries
| Characteristics | Health facility delivery | Ratio (3) = (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observed (1) | Expected (2) | ||
| Wealth index | |||
| Lowest | 15.0 | 14.3 | 1.05 |
| Second | 18.5 | 17.9 | 1.03 |
| Third | 21.8 | 20.9 | 1.04 |
| Fourth | 27.2 | 26.2 | 1.04 |
| Highest | 35.9 | 35.6 | 1.01 |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 17.6 | 17.2 | 1.02 |
| Urban | 35.1 | 35.2 | 1.00 |
| Mother’s education | |||
| None | 13.6 | 13.4 | 1.01 |
| At least primary | 31.2 | 30.3 | 1.03 |
| Community women’s education | |||
| Low | 19.8 | 20.0 | 0.99 |
| Medium | 21.8 | 22.0 | 0.99 |
| High | 25.4 | 23.9 | 1.06 |
| Number of antenatal care visits | |||
| None | 9.6 | 9.6 | 1.00 |
| At least once | 68.6 | 68.3 | 1.00 |
| Mother’s age at birth | |||
| < 20 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 0.99 |
| 20–24 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 1.02 |
| 25–29 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 1.03 |
| 30+ | 30.4 | 30.1 | 1.01 |
| Birth order | |||
| 1 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 1.02 |
| 2–3 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 1.03 |
| 4+ | 22.3 | 22.5 | 0.99 |
| Round of survey period | |||
| Earliest | 15.8 | 16.2 | 0.98 |
| Latest | 24.6 | 24.6 | 1.00 |
| Region | |||
| Western Africa | 19.4 | 19.8 | 0.98 |
| Middle Africa | 32.8 | 32.7 | 1.00 |
| Eastern Africa | 20.3 | 20.7 | 0.98 |
| Southern Africa | 30.1 | 29.4 | 1.02 |
| All deliveries | 22.3 | 21.9 | 1.02 |