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. 2020 Nov 27;46:175. doi: 10.1186/s13052-020-00944-y

Table 2.

Distribution of postnatal service utilization in sub-Saharan Africa region

Variable Postnatal care Utilization Total (%) X-square value p-value
Yes No
Africa Region
 Southern 6770 3187 9957(3.48) 98.41 < 0.001*
 Central 57,053 31,153 88,207(30.81)
 Eastern 44,165 46,358 90,524(31.62)
 Western 48,641 48,924 97,567(34.08)
Residence
 Rural 87,787 93,638 181,426(63.38) 104.44 < 0.001*
 Urban 35,985 68,843 104,829(36.62)
Age group
 15–24 56,853 39,426 96,279(33.63) 36.15 < 0.001*
 25–34 58,506 58,713 117,219(40.95)
 35–46 41,271 31,485 72,756(25.42)
Maternal education
 No education 46,935 56,073 103,008(35.98) 134.57 < 0.001*
 Primary education 50,139 42,819 92,959(32.47)
 Secondary and above 59,555 30,731 90,287(31.54)
Husband education
 No education 40,652 46,701 87,354(36.80) 30.12 < 0.001*
 Primary education 32,590 32,569 65,160(27.45)
 Secondary and above 48,379 36,488 84,867(35.75)
Maternal Occupation
 Had occupation 108,871 94,426 83,069(29.02) 196 < 0.001*
 Had no occupation 47,871 35,198 203,185(70.98)
Wealth Index
 Poor 55,828 60,524 116,353(40.65) 68.28 < 0.001*
 Middle 30,789 25,907 56,696(19.18)
 Rich 70,012 43,192 113,205(39.55)
Media Exposed
 Yes 115,797 74,269 190,246(66.47) 162.69 < 0.001*
 No 40,647 55,341 95,968(33.53)
ANC visit
 Yes 149,922 105,576 255,498(89.26) 87.35 < 0.001*
 No 6690 24,042 30,732(10.74)
Place delivery
 Home 28,337 53,439 81,777(29.17) 92.81 < 0.001*
 Health Institution 122,415 76,179 198,594(70.83)
Wanted pregnancy
 Yes 104,349 120,881 225,230(93.30) 4.19 0.041*
 No 7455 8711 16,166(6.70)
Accessing health care
 Big problem 91,608 81,345 172,954(60.70) 503.34 < 0.001*
 Not big problem 63,776 48,015 111,791(39.26)
Birth Order
 1 28,601 24,786 53,387(18.65) 28.11 < 0.001*
 2–4 62,675 59,487 122,163(42.68)
 5+ 65,354 45,350 110,704(38.67)
Birth weight
 Low birth weight 18,532 24,517 43,050(17.83) 320.10 < 0.001*
 Normal 93,265 105,090 198,355(82.17)

*=indicates there is significant association between postnatal care and independent variable