Table 1.

Background characteristics and MCH Utilisation

Variable	Frequency N = 2839	Utilised Skilled ANC provider %	Utilised Skilled Birth Attendance %	Utilised Post-natal Care within 24 h %	Utilised all three %
Age
15 – 19	67	94.3	73.8	28.5	26.7
20 – 24	387	92.1	71.6	28.7	21.0
25 – 29	699	93.7	78.1	19.9	16.6
30 – 34	735	94.4	77.8	32.1	27.1
35 – 39	584	93.2	81.4	25.8	21.6
40 – 44	274	93.0	75.9	21.4	18.3
45 – 49	93	83.4	59.6	20.3	13.4
Place of residence
Urban	1352	97.3	91.7	26.1	24.3
Rural	1487	89.4	63.4	25.6	18.4
Level of education
No education	794	88.1	57.5	25.2	19.2
Primary	531	91.2	71.9	29.6	21.7
Secondary	1369	96.3	87.7	23.9	20.9
Higher	145	99.0	100.0	34.3	34.3
Covered by health insurance
No	875	90.8	70.2	23.6	17.6
Yes	1965	94.2	79.9	26.9	22.8
Frequency of listening to radio
Not at all	426	90.2	64.1	23.4	17.0
Less than once a week	960	91.2	73.9	23.3	18.6
At least once a week	1453	95.4	82.6	28.2	24.2
Frequency of watching television
Not at all	758	87.4	59.3	23.0	14.6
Less than once a week	772	93.3	78.6	25.0	20.4
At least once a week	1309	96.5	86.1	28.0	25.6
Wealth status
Poorest	637	85.6	51.5	25.6	17.0
Poorer	535	89.9	61.2	20.8	14.2
Middle	466	93.1	80.3	23.3	18.1
Richer	566	97.8	95.0	26.7	25.5
Richest	635	99.4	96.9	31.4	30.0
Antenatal care visits
Less than 4	278	71.0	36.3	21.9	8.7
4 or more	2561	95.6	81.3	26.3	22.6
Marital status
Married	1995	93.9	77.9	27.2	22.2
Living with partner	618	91.1	74.6	20.2	17.2
Widowed	51	86.6	48.5	37.0	22.7
Divorced	43	95.9	91.7	31.3	29.2
Separated	132	93.9	79.4	26.3	22.1
Getting medical help for self: getting permission to go
Big problem	150	89.6	71.6	10.2	6.7
Not a big problem	22,689	93.4	77.2	26.7	22.1
Getting medical help for self: getting money needed for treatment
Big problem	1144	89.3	67.9	22.3	16.2
Not a big problem	1695	95.8	83.0	28.3	24.6
Getting medical help for self: distance to health facility
Big problem	708	89.9	61.4	21.4	12.4
Not a big problem	2131	94.3	82.1	27.3	24.2
Total	2839	93.2	76.9	25.8	21.2