Table 1 Sample characteristics
Variables | N | Mean | S.D. |
|---|---|---|---|
Mothers’ outcome variables | |||
Received any ANC | 10,356 | 0.948 | 0.223 |
Received ≥4 ANC | 10,356 | 0.336 | 0.472 |
Facility delivery | 14,970 | 0.667 | 0.471 |
Delivery by SBA | 14,996 | 0.674 | 0.469 |
Main predictor | |||
Distance to the closest health center (km) | 9764 | 4.47 | 3.67 |
Mothers’ characteristics | |||
Age | 10,364 | 29.3 | 7.18 |
Education | |||
No formal education | 10,361 | 0.824 | 0.380 |
Primary | 10,361 | 0.114 | 0.318 |
Secondary/Higher | 10,361 | 0.061 | 0.240 |
Households’ characteristics | |||
Religion | |||
Muslim | 10,333 | 0.637 | 0.481 |
Catholic | 10,333 | 0.211 | 0.408 |
Protestant | 10,333 | 0.062 | 0.241 |
Traditional/ Animist | 10,333 | 0.081 | 0.272 |
No religion | 10,333 | 0.010 | 0.098 |
Asset | |||
Lowest | 10,364 | 0.194 | 0.396 |
Lower middle | 10,364 | 0.210 | 0.407 |
Middle | 10,364 | 0.213 | 0.410 |
Upper middle | 10,364 | 0.211 | 0.408 |
Highest | 10,364 | 0.172 | 0.377 |
Community’s characteristics | |||
Area | |||
Rural | 10,364 | 0.809 | 0.393 |
Urban | 10,364 | 0.191 | 0.393 |
Ownership rate | |||
Bicycle | 10,364 | 0.895 | 0.160 |
Motorbike | 10,364 | 0.393 | 0.218 |