Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants
Variables | Weighted frequency | percentage |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age | ||
15–19 | 43 | 3.53 |
20–24 | 263 | 21.44 |
25–29 | 361 | 29.41 |
30–34 | 311 | 25.29 |
35–39 | 164 | 13.36 |
40–44 | 68 | 5.51 |
45–49 | 18 | 1.45 |
Maternal education | ||
Have no formal education | 767 | 62.46 |
Have formal education | 461 | 37.54 |
Marital status | ||
Unmarried | 71 | 5.73 |
Married | 1157 | 94.27 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 451 | 36.71 |
Protestant | 314 | 25.57 |
Muslim | 429 | 34.95 |
Othersa | 34 | 2.77 |
Maternal occupation | ||
Not working | 649 | 52.82 |
Working | 579 | 47.18 |
Wealth status | ||
Poor | 538 | 43.81 |
Middle | 268 | 21.79 |
Rich | 422 | 34.40 |
Media exposure | ||
No | 801 | 65.27 |
Yes | 427 | 34.73 |
Health insurance coverage | ||
No | 1187 | 96.68 |
Yes | 41 | 3.32 |
Parity | ||
Primiparous | 227 | 18.48 |
Multiparous | 537 | 43.71 |
Grand multiparous | 464 | 37.81 |
Wanted the last child | ||
No | 370 | 30.11 |
Yes | 858 | 69.89 |
Household size | ||
< 5 | 382 | 31.13 |
≥ 5 | 846 | 68.87 |
Sex of household head | ||
Male | 1086 | 88.43 |
Female | 142 | 11.57 |
Distance from the health facility | ||
Not a big problem | 512 | 41.72 |
Big problem | 716 | 58.28 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 126 | 10.27 |
Rural | 1102 | 89.73 |
Region | ||
Large central | 1147 | 93.47 |
Small peripheral | 55 | 4.45 |
Metropolitan | 26 | 2.08 |