Variables | Description and categorization |
---|---|
Community level factors | |
Cluster type | Type of cluster (1 = urban; 2 = rural) |
Region/province | Region (1 = Baluchistan; 2 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 3 = Sindh; 4 = Punjab) |
Socioeconomic factors | |
Maternal marital status | Marital status of respondents (1 = currently married; 2 = formerly married including widows, divorced, separated) |
Polygynous marriage | Polygynous union (1 = No; 2 = Yes) |
Parental education | Maternal and paternal education status (1 = both had secondary and above education; 2 = both were illiterate; 3 = at least one or both with primary education; 4 = father had secondary and above education and mother illiterate; 5 = father had secondary and above education and mother had primary) |
Parental occupation | Maternal and paternal employment status (1 = mother without a job outside the home and father employed; 2 = mother and father both employed; 3 = father unemployed) |
Household wealth index | Composite index of household amenities (1 = riches; 2 = richer; 3 = middle; 4 = poorer; 5 = poorest) |
Fuel used for cooking at home | Fuel used for cooking at home (1 = natural gas/ electricity; 2 = biomass) |
Proximate factors | |
Maternal age at childbirth | Maternal age at childbirth (1 = 20-29 years; 2 = less than 20 years; 3 = 30 years and more) |
Baby's gender | Gender of neonate (1 = female; 2 = male) |
Birth size | Subjective assessment of the respondent on the birth size (1 = average; 2 = smaller than average; 3 = larger than average) |
Birth weight | birth weight of neonate (1 = less than 2500 grams; 2 = 2500-3500 grams; 3 = more than 3500 grams; 4 = not weighed) |
Birth rank and birth interval | Birth rank and birth interval of neonate (1 = 2nd or 3rd birth rank, birth interval > 2 years; 2 = 1st birth rank; 3 = 2nd or 3rd birth rank, birth interval ≤ 2 years; 4 = ≥4th birth rank, birth interval > 2 years; 5 = ≥4th birth rank, birth interval ≤2 years) |
Desire for pregnancy | Intention to become pregnant (1 = wanted then; 2 = wanted later; 3 = wanted no more) |
ANC services by type of providers | ANC services by type of providers (1 = health professionals; 2 = untrained providers; 3 = no services used) |
Antenatal iron/folic acid supplements used | Use of iron/folic acid supplements during pregnancy(1 = yes; 2 = no) |
Delivery complications | Complications during delivery (1 = none; 2 = prolonged labour; 3 = other) |
Delivery assistance | Birth attendance during delivery (1 = health professional; 2 = traditional birth attendant/others) |
Mode of delivery | Mode of delivery (1 = non-caesarean; 2 = caesarean section) |
Place of delivery | Place of delivery (1 = home; 2 = health facility) |
Postnatal care | Postnatal service received by the neonate (1 = no; 2 = yes) |