Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and maternal healthcare access and behaviors.
| Characteristics | N = 717 | |
|---|---|---|
| Freq. | % | |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 99 | 13.8 |
| Rural | 618 | 86.2 |
| Maternal age in years | ||
| <18 | 33 | 4.6 |
| 18-34 | 634 | 88.5 |
| 35-49 | 49 | 6.9 |
| Mean mother age in year (SD) | 26.2 (0.4) | |
| Maternal education (n = 716) | ||
| No schooling | 81 | 11.3 |
| Primary school | 353 | 49.3 |
| Secondary school/higher | 282 | 39.4 |
| Current marital status | ||
| Currently married/in union | 692 | 96.5 |
| Formerly married | 25 | 3.5 |
| Employment | ||
| No job/not working | 297 | 41.5 |
| Agricultural/self-employed | 190 | 26.5 |
| Professional/technical/sales | 114 | 15.9 |
| Others | 116 | 16.1 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Low | 296 | 41.4 |
| Middle | 152 | 21.1 |
| High | 269 | 37.5 |
| Religion | ||
| Buddhist | 686 | 95.8 |
| Others | 30 | 4.2 |
| Infant weight at birth (gram) | ||
| ≥2500 | 649 | 90.6 |
| <2500 | 67 | 9.4 |
| Mean infant weight in gram (SD) | 3468.7 (1780) | |
| Birth order | ||
| 1st | 305 | 42.6 |
| 2nd | 226 | 31.6 |
| 3rd | 98 | 13.6 |
| ≥4th | 87 | 12.2 |
| Sex of infant | ||
| Boy | 344 | 48.0 |
| Girl | 373 | 52.0 |
| Infant age in months (n = 716) | ||
| ≤1 | 210 | 29.4 |
| 2–3 | 257 | 35.8 |
| 4–5 | 249 | 34.8 |
| Mean age of infant in month (SD) | 2.7 (1.6) | |
| Singleton child status | ||
| Single birth | 704 | 98.2 |
| Twin or multiple | 13 | 1.8 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | 467 | 65.2 |
| Early breastfeeding (in hour) | ||
| ≥1 hour | 253 | 36.2 |
| <1 hour | 445 | 63.8 |
| Maternal delivery place | ||
| Public hospitals | 532 | 74.3 |
| Private facilities | 127 | 17.7 |
| Others | 57 | 8.0 |
| Delivery by cesarean section | 75 | 10.5 |
| Report of smoking cigarette | 18 | 2.6 |
| Current contraceptive use | 129 | 17.9 |
| Received at least 4 ANC checks during pregnancy | 406 | 56.6 |
| Received PNC check within two months of delivery | 577 | 83.3 |