Table 2 Variables used in the analysis of predictors of place of delivery among women with most recent births for 29 sub-Saharan African countries

Place of delivery

0: Non-health facility (Ref); 1: Health facility

Place where the woman delivered

Independent variables

Wealth quintile

1: Lowest (Ref); 2: Second; 3: Third; 4: Fourth; 5: Highest

Measure of household wealth status based on household assets

Residence

1: Rural (Ref.); 2: Urban

Urban or rural residence

Education level

1: None (Ref.); 2: At least primary

Highest education level attained by the respondent

Community women’s education

1: Low (Ref.); 2: Medium; 3: High

Community level education measured as the proportion of women with at least primary education in the primary sampling unit. The measure was divided into 3 tertiles and categorized as low, medium and high.

Age at birth

1: < 20 (Ref.); 2: 20–24; 3: 25–29; 4: 30+

Mother’s age at birth

Birth order

1: 1 (Ref); 2: 2–3; 3: 4+

Birth order of child for most recent birth

Round of survey period

1: Earliest (Ref); 2: Latest

Round of survey period for the 29 countries

Region

1: Western Africa (Ref); 2: Middle Africa; 3: Eastern Africa; 4: Southern Africa

Sub-Saharan African region (see country list in Table 1)