Table 1.
Socio-demographic, maternal health, nutritional and women's autonomy related characteristics of the study participants
| Characteristics | % | N |
|---|---|---|
| Women's autonomy | ||
| A decision on own health care | ||
| Involvement of respondents | 82.1 | 4212 |
| Without the involvement of respondents | 17.9 | 916 |
| A decision on making large household purchases | ||
| Involvement of respondents | 75.7 | 3882 |
| Without the involvement of respondents | 24.3 | 1246 |
| A decision on visits to family or relatives | ||
| Involvement of respondents | 80.3 | 4116 |
| Without the involvement of respondents | 19.7 | 1012 |
| Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics | ||
| Age group in years | ||
| < 25 | 15.1 | 775 |
| 25–29 | 30.5 | 1562 |
| 30 or older | 54.4 | 2791 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 30.1 | 1541 |
| Muslim | 48.8 | 2504 |
| Others | 21.1 | 1083 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 15.9 | 816 |
| Rural | 84.1 | 4312 |
| Respondents Highest level of education | ||
| No education | 69.2 | 3550 |
| Primary | 23.4 | 1200 |
| Secondary | 5.1 | 259 |
| Higher | 2.3 | 119 |
| Highest level of husbands/partner education | ||
| No education | 52.2 | 2676 |
| Primary | 32.6 | 1671 |
| Secondary | 8.8 | 449 |
| Higher | 6.5 | 332 |
| Wealth index of the family | ||
| Poor | 53.3 | 2734 |
| Medium | 15.1 | 775 |
| Rich | 31.6 | 1619 |
| Availability of toilet facility | ||
| No | 44.9 | 2304 |
| Yes | 55.1 | 2824 |
| Source of drinking water | ||
| Unimproved | 69.5 | 3564 |
| Improved | 30.5 | 1564 |
| Reproductive history and neonate healthcare service-related characteristics | ||
| Place of delivery | ||
| Respondents home | 66.2 | 3396 |
| Health facility | 33.8 | 1732 |
| Preceding birth interval in years | ||
| < 2 | 20.6 | 1057 |
| 2–3 | 33.3 | 1710 |
| 4or more | 46.0 | 2361 |
| Age at first birth | ||
| < 18 | 43.3 | 2218 |
| 18–25 | 55.4 | 2842 |
| 26+ | 1.3 | 68 |
| Sex of child | ||
| Male | 51.3 | 2631 |
| Female | 48.7 | 2497 |
| Plurality | ||
| Single | 98.3 | 5042 |
| Multiple | 1.7 | 86 |
| Breastfeeding status | ||
| Immediate | 71.0 | 3640 |
| Not immediate | 29.0 | 1488 |
| PNC check-up within two months | ||
| No | 91.7 | 4702 |
| Yes | 8.3 | 426 |
| Neonate status within the 1st 28 days | ||
| Alive | 97.9 | 5022 |
| Died | 2.1 | 106 |