Variables | n | n* | %* | NMR* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Community level factors | ||||
Cluster type | ||||
Urban | 1988 | 1705 | 30.1 | 43.9 |
Rural | 3714 | 3954 | 69.9 | 46.2 |
Region/province | ||||
Balochistan | 678 | 264 | 4.7 | 26.6 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1108 | 823 | 14.5 | 25.8 |
Punjab | 2302 | 3176 | 56.1 | 51.7 |
Sindh | 1614 | 1396 | 24.7 | 46.9 |
Socioeconomic factors | ||||
Maternal marital status | ||||
Currently married | 5634 | 5579 | 98.6 | 45.2 |
Formerly married | 68 | 80 | 1.4 | 66.1 |
Polygynous marriage | ||||
No | 5235 | 5225 | 92.3 | 45.5 |
Yes | 394 | 350 | 6.2 | 39.0 |
Missing | 73 | 84 | 1.5 | |
Parental education | ||||
Both had secondary and above education | 949 | 976 | 17.2 | 43.0 |
Both were illiterate | 1870 | 1781 | 31.5 | 53.1 |
At least one or both with primary education | 1077 | 1097 | 19.4 | 50.3 |
Father had secondary and above education and mother illiterate | 1263 | 1216 | 21.5 | 42.8 |
Father had secondary and above education and mother had primary | 463 | 504 | 8.9 | 21.3 |
Missing | 80 | 85 | 1.5 | |
Parental occupation | ||||
Mother and father both employed | 965 | 988 | 17.5 | 72.9 |
Mother without a job outside the home and father employed | 4173 | 4111 | 72.6 | 36.9 |
Father unemployed | 193 | 175 | 3.1 | 39.4 |
Missing | 371 | 385 | 6.8 | |
Household wealth index | ||||
Richest | 1010 | 1021 | 18.0 | 30.1 |
Richer | 1060 | 1063 | 18.8 | 38.6 |
Middle | 1115 | 1093 | 19.3 | 45.3 |
Poorer | 1233 | 1193 | 21.1 | 54.3 |
Poorest | 1284 | 1288 | 22.8 | 55.7 |
Fuel used for cooking at home | ||||
Natural gas/electricity | 3,857 | 3934 | 69.5 | 32.1 |
Biomass | 1,614 | 1454 | 25.7 | 47.4 |
Missing | 231 | 271 | 4.8 | |
Proximate factors | ||||
Maternal age at childbirth | ||||
20-29 years | 2966 | 2976 | 52.6 | 42.5 |
Less than 20 years | 2549 | 2504 | 44.2 | 48.9 |
30 and more | 187 | 179 | 3.2 | 49.2 |
Baby's gender | ||||
Female | 2633 | 2601 | 46.0 | 38.5 |
Male | 3069 | 3058 | 54.0 | 51.5 |
Birth size | ||||
Average birth size | 2333 | 2505 | 44.3 | 32.0 |
Smaller than average birth size | 1924 | 1810 | 32.0 | 52.2 |
Larger than average birth size | 1371 | 1265 | 22.4 | 50.7 |
Missing | 74 | 79 | 1.4 | |
Birth weight (in grams) | ||||
Less than 2500 | 155 | 144 | 2.5 | 37.5 |
2500-3500 | 304 | 322 | 5.7 | 30.9 |
More than 3500 | 196 | 215 | 3.8 | 63.3 |
Not weighed | 4362 | 4294 | 75.9 | 43.6 |
Missing | 685 | 684 | 12.1 | |
Birth rank and birth interval | ||||
2nd or 3rd birth rank, birth interval >2 yrs | 1157 | 1167 | 20.6 | 44.0 |
1st birth rank | 992 | 970 | 17.1 | 80.6 |
2nd or 3rd birth rank, birth interval ≤2 yrs | 735 | 740 | 13.1 | 42.0 |
≥4th birth rank, birth interval >2 yrs | 1981 | 1953 | 34.5 | 33.4 |
≥4th birth rank, birth interval ≤2 yrs | 836 | 829 | 14.6 | 39.3 |
Desire for pregnancy | ||||
Wanted then | 4143 | 4078 | 72.1 | 48.2 |
Wanted later | 751 | 739 | 13.1 | 34.4 |
Wanted no more | 737 | 763 | 13.5 | 29.5 |
Missing | 71 | 79 | 1.4 | |
ANC services by type of providers | ||||
Health providers | 2646 | 2649 | 46.8 | 43.7 |
Untrained providers | 977 | 962 | 16.9 | 57.5 |
No services used | 1997 | 1961 | 34.7 | 41.6 |
Missing | 82 | 87 | 1.5 | |
Antenatal iron/folic acid supplements used | ||||
Yes | 2536 | 2427 | 42.9 | 40.6 |
No | 3095 | 3158 | 55.8 | 45.7 |
Missing | 71 | 74 | 1.3 | |
Delivery complications | ||||
None | 3,277 | 3422 | 60.5 | 36.2 |
Prolonged labour | 484 | 409 | 7.2 | 47.3 |
Other | 1,871 | 1752 | 31.0 | 56.4 |
Missing | 70 | 75 | 1.3 | |
Delivery assistance | ||||
Health professional | 2039 | 2026 | 35.8 | 48.0 |
Traditional birth attendant | 1946 | 1982 | 35.0 | 46.2 |
Other untrained | 1595 | 1533 | 27.1 | 35.4 |
Missing | 122 | 118 | 2.1 | |
Mode of delivery | ||||
Non-caesarean | 5224 | 5151 | 91.0 | 43.5 |
Caesarean section | 433 | 464 | 8.2 | 74.4 |
Missing | 45 | 44 | 0.8 | |
Place of delivery | ||||
Health facility | 2076 | 2061 | 36.4 | 46.9 |
Home | 3563 | 3528 | 62.3 | 41.9 |
Missing | 63 | 70 | 1.2 | |
Postnatal care | ||||
Yes | 2852 | 2822 | 49.9 | 35.5 |
No | 739 | 733 | 13.0 | 60.5 |
Missing | 2111 | 2104 | 37.2 |