Table 1.

Distribution of non-utilization of health facility delivery by socio-demographic characteristics of childbearing women in Guinea (Weighted N = 5406)

Variables	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)	Home delivery (47.6%)	p-value
Age				p = 0.001
15–24	1362	27.0	46.5
25–34	2308	45.7	48.9
35+	1376	27.3	53.6
Mother’s level of education				p < 0.001
No education	3945	78.2	55.7
Primary	531	10.5	39.9
Secondary/Higher	570	11.3	15.8
Partner’s level of education				p < 0.001
No education	3690	73.1	56.4
Primary	357	7.1	42.8
Secondary/Higher	999	19.8	25.7
Religion				p < 0.001
Christianity	516	10.2	28.0
Islam	4447	88.1	51.9
Others	83	1.6	22.5
Pregnancy intention				p < 0.001
Unintended	719	14.2	56.9
Planned	4327	85.8	48.3
Marital status				p < 0.001
Married	4944	98.0	49.9
Cohabiting	102	2.0	29.8
Parity				p < 0.001
One birth	785	15.6	37.9
Two births	914	18.1	46.4
Three births	952	18.9	47.8
Four or more births	2395	47.5	55.1
Employment status				p = 0.082
Not working	1252	24.8	47.5
Working	3793	75.2	50.3
Frequency of reading newspaper				p < 0.001
Not at all	4784	94.8	51.4
Less than once a week	147	2.9	15.4
At least once a week	116	2.3	7.1
Frequency of listening to radio				p < 0.001
Not at all	2084	41.3	55.8
Less than once a week	1402	27.8	42.8
At least once a week	1560	30.9	47.2
Frequency of watching television				p < 0.001
Not at all	3127	62.0	62.1
Less than once a week	906	18.0	35.2
At least once a week	1013	20.1	21.4
Wealth quintile				p < 0.001
Poorest	1213	24.0	76.7
Poorer	1139	22.6	62.0
Middle	997	19.8	50.6
Richer	956	19.0	26.0
Richest	741	14.7	13.1
Sex of household head				p < 0.001
Male	4525	88.7	50.7
Female	521	10.3	39.6
Health care decision making				p = 0.016
Alone	514	10.2	44.2
Not alone	4532	89.8	50.1
Place of residence				p < 0.001
Urban	1407	27.9	17.2
Rural	3639	72.1	62.1

Source: 2018 Guinea Demographic and Health Survey