Table 2. Background characteristics of the study participants.
| Individual-level Variable | Frequency | Percentage | Community-level variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age | Residence | ||||
| 15–24 | 71,439 | 30.6 | Urban | 81,394 | 34.9 |
| 25–34 | 107,454 | 46.1 | Rural | 151,955 | 65.1 |
| ≥35 | 54,456 | 23.3 | Community-level literacy | ||
| Maternal education | Low | 59,508 | 25.5 | ||
| Not educated | 78,940 | 33.8 | Medium | 58,419 | 25.0 |
| Primary | 82,696 | 35.5 | High | 115,402 | 49.5 |
| Secondary | 62,378 | 26.7 | Community-level poverty | ||
| Higher | 9,335 | 4.0 | Low | 92,098 | 39.5 |
| Wealth status | Medium | 79,038 | 33.9 | ||
| Poorest | 45,322 | 19.4 | High | 62,193 | 26.6 |
| Poorer | 47,526 | 20.4 | Community media exposure | ||
| Middle | 47,297 | 20.2 | Low | 60,662 | 26.0 |
| Richer | 47,749 | 20.5 | Medium | 59,312 | 25.4 |
| Richest | 45,455 | 19.5 | High | 113,363 | 48.6 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 18,629 | 8.0 | |||
| Ever married | 214,720 | 92.0 | |||
| Employment status | |||||
| Not employed | 80,257 | 35.5 | |||
| Employed | 145,616 | 64.5 | |||
| Insurance coverage | |||||
| No | 196,754 | 93.7 | |||
| Yes | 13,315 | 6.3 | |||
| Ever had a pregnancy terminated | |||||
| No | 192,664 | 85.2 | |||
| Yes | 33,443 | 14.8 | |||
| Parity | |||||
| Primiparous | 51,434 | 22.1 | |||
| Multiparous | 112,295 | 40.1 | |||
| Grand multiparous | 69,620 | 29.8 | |||
| Pregnancy intention | |||||
| Wanted then | 48,934 | 21.6 | |||
| Wanted later | 161,924 | 71.6 | |||
| No more | 15,224 | 6.8 | |||
| Media exposure | |||||
| No | 140,264 | 60.1 | |||
| Yes | 92,927 | 39.9 | |||
| Distance from health facility | |||||
| Big problem | 83,519 | 38.6 | |||
| Not big problem | 132,550 | 61.4 | |||