Table 1.
Respondent characteristics and distribution of skilled birth attendance, Cameron 2018 DHS
| Variables | Frequency | Percent | Skilled birth attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Maternal age | ||||
| 15–19 | 542 | 6.9 | 206 (38.0) | 336 (62.0) |
| 20–24 | 1660 | 21.1 | 522 (31.5) | 1138 (68.6) |
| 25–29 | 2293 | 29.1 | 712 (31.1) | 1581 (69.0) |
| 30–34 | 1778 | 22.6 | 521 (29.3) | 1257 (70.7) |
| 35–39 | 1105 | 14.0 | 335 (30.3) | 770 (69.7) |
| 40–44 | 411 | 5.2 | 137 (33.3) | 274 (66.7) |
| 45–49 | 92 | 1.8 | 43 (46.7) | 49 (53.3) |
| Maternal education | ||||
| No formal education | 2075 | 26.3 | 1397 (67.3) | 678 (32.7) |
| Primary school | 2705 | 34.3 | 810 (29.9) | 1895 (70.1) |
| Secondary school | 2734 | 34.7 | 262 (9.6) | 2472 (90.4) |
| Higher | 367 | 4.7 | 7 (1.91) | 360 (98.1) |
| Husband education | ||||
| No formal education | 1883 | 23.9 | 1127 (59.6) | 756 (40.2) |
| Primary school | 2600 | 33.0 | 895 (34.4) | 1705 (65.6) |
| Secondary school | 2790 | 35.4 | 435 (15.6) | 2355 (84.4) |
| Higher | 608 | 7.7 | 19 (3.13) | 589 (96.9) |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 3332 | 42.3 | 392 (11.8) | 2940 (88.2) |
| Rural | 4549 | 57.7 | 2084 (45.8) | 2465 (54.2) |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic | 2637 | 33.5 | 553 (21.0) | 2084 (79.0) |
| Protestant | 1991 | 25.3 | 521 (26.2) | 1470 (73.8) |
| Other Christians | 608 | 7.7 | 170 (28.0) | 438 (72.0) |
| Muslim | 2353 | 29.9 | 1062 (45.1) | 1291 (54.9) |
| Animist | 130 | 1.7 | 98 (75.4) | 32 (24.6) |
| Others | 162 | 2.1 | 72 (44.44%) | 90 (55.56%) |
| Economic status | ||||
| Poorest | 1671 | 21.2 | 1172 (70.1) | 499 (29.9) |
| Poorer | 1849 | 23.5 | 774 (41.9) | 1075 (58.1) |
| Middle | 1770 | 22.5 | 392 (22.2) | 1378 (77.9) |
| Richer | 1500 | 19.0 | 110 (7.3) | 1390 (92.7) |
| Richest | 1091 | 13.8 | 28 (2.6) | 1063 (97.4) |
| Media exposure | ||||
| No | 3562 | 45.2 | 1956 (54.9) | 1606 (45.1) |
| Yes | 4319 | 54.8 | 520 (12.0) | 3799 (88.0) |
| Region | ||||
| Adamawa | 653 | 8.3 | 358 (54.8) | 295 (45.2) |
| Centre (Without Yaoundé) | 843 | 10.7 | 172 (20.4) | 671 (79.6) |
| Douala | 411 | 5.2 | 14 (3.4) | 397 (96.6) |
| East | 768 | 9.7 | 334 (43.5) | 434 (56.5) |
| Far-North | 1213 | 15.4 | 731 (60.3) | 482 (39.7) |
| Littoral (Without Douala) | 416 | 5.3 | 18 (4.3) | 398 (95.7) |
| North | 1134 | 14.4 | 655 (57.8) | 479 (42.2) |
| North-West | 366 | 4.6 | 29 (7.9) | 337 (92.1) |
| West | 796 | 10.1 | 22 (2.8) | 6774 (97.2) |
| South | 664 | 8.4 | 122 (18.4) | 542 (81.6) |
| South-West | 119 | 1.5 | 1 (0.8) | 118 (99.2) |
| Yaoundé | 498 | 6.3 | 20 (4.0) | 478 (96.0) |
| Skilled ANC | ||||
| No | 695 | 13.9 | 613 (88.2) | 82 (11.8) |
| Yes | 4318 | 86.1 | 866 (20.1) | 3452 (79.9) |
| Decision making | ||||
| No decision making | 2521 | 32.0 | 1233 (48.9) | 1288 (51.1) |
| Decision making one | 1813 | 23.0 | 482 (26.59%) | 1331 (73.4) |
| Decision making two | 3547 | 45.0 | 761 (21.45%) | 2786 (78.6) |
| Attitude towards wife-beating | ||||
| Accept | 2407 | 30.5 | 866 (36.0) | 1541 (64.0) |
| Refuse | 5474 | 69.5 | 1610 (29.4) | 3864 (70.6)*** |
| Parity | ||||
| 1–2 | 2287 | 29.0 | 569 (24.9) | 1718 (75.1) |
| 3–4 | 2647 | 33.6 | 760 (28.7) | 1887 (71.3) |
| 5+ | 2947 | 37.4 | 1147 (38.9) | 1800 (61.1) |