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Table 3 Weighted number and percentage distribution of women by place of delivery and background characteristics, Demographic and Health Surveys, 29 sub-Saharan African countries

From: Health facility delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: successes, challenges, and implications for the 2030 development agenda

Background characteristics

Health facility

Non-health facility

Total

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Wealth quintile***

 Lowest

39,665 (15.0)

225,440 (85.0)

265,105 (22.9)

  Second

47,627 (18.5)

210,356 (81.5)

257,983 (22.3)

  Third

52,835 (21.8)

189,115 (78.2)

241,950 (20.9)

 Fourth

59,969 (27.2)

160,429 (72.9)

220,408 (19.0)

  Highest

62,382 (35.9)

111,286 (64.1)

173,668 (15.0)

Residence***

 Rural

155,605 (17.6)

727,360 (82.4)

882,975 (73.3)

  Urban

113,019 (35.1)

209,155 (64.9)

322,174 (26.7)

Woman characteristics

 Mother’s education***

   

  None

82,615 (13.6)

525,477 (86.4)

608,092 (50.5)

  At least primary

185,986 (31.2)

410,937 (68.8)

596,923 (49.5)

Community characteristics

 Community women’s education***

   

 Low

80,135 (19.8)

324,523 (80.2)

404,658 (33.6)

 Medium

89,403 (21.8)

321,021 (78.2)

410,424 (34.1)

  High

99,086 (25.4)

290,970 (74.6)

390,057 (32.4)

Pregnancy characteristics

 Number of antenatal care (ANC) visits***

   

 None

90,545 (9.6)

854,939 (90.4)

945,483 (78.5)

  At least once

177,104 (68.6)

81,345 (31.4)

259,249 (21.5)

 Mother’s age at birth***

   

< 20

43,840 (15.6)

236,971 (84.4)

280,812 (23.3)

  20–24

78,008 (20.3)

306,779 (79.3)

384,787 (31.9)

  25–29

68,317 (24.3)

213,063 (75.7)

281,380 (23.3)

  30+

78,458 (30.4)

179,679 (69.6)

258,137 (21.8)

Child-specific characteristics

  Birth order***

   

 1

73,901 (22.5)

253,929 (77.5)

327,830 (27.2)

  2–3

99,585 (22.1)

351,579 (77.9)

451,164 (37.4)

  4+

95,138 (22.3)

331,006 (77.7)

426,144 (35.4)

Survey characteristics

 Round of survey period***

   

  Earliest

59,847 (15.8)

319,119 (84.2)

378,966 (34.9)

  Latest

173,885 (24.6)

534,258 (75.4)

708,143 (65.1)

Region***

  Western Africa

99,814 (19.4)

415,395 (80.6)

515,209 (47.9)

  Middle Africa

41,846 (32.8)

85,656 (67.2)

127,502 (11.9)

  Eastern Africa

82,512 (20.3)

324,165 (79.7)

406,678 (37.8)

  Southern Africa

7687 (30.1)

17,842 (69.9)

25,530 (2.4)

Total

268,624 (22.3)

936,515 (77.7)

1,205,139 (100.0)

  1. Note: ***p < 0.001