Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population in the Gambian DHS (N=1,302)
Characteristic | n | % | 95% CLa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 681 | 52.3 | 49.6, 55.0 | |
Female | 621 | 47.7 | 45.0, 50.4 | |
Birth order | ||||
1 | 228 | 17.5 | 15.4, 19.6 | |
2–3 | 446 | 34.3 | 31.7, 36.8 | |
4–5 | 330 | 25.3 | 23.0, 27.7 | |
6+ | 298 | 22.9 | 20.6, 25.2 | |
Mother’s age (years) | ||||
15–24 | 292 | 22.4 | 20.2, 24.7 | |
25–34 | 710 | 54.5 | 51.8, 57.2 | |
35–49 | 300 | 23.0 | 20.7, 25.3 | |
Mother’s education | ||||
No formal education | 680 | 52.2 | 49.5, 54.9 | |
Primary education | 251 | 19.3 | 17.1, 21.4 | |
Secondary and higher | 371 | 28.5 | 26.0, 30.9 | |
Husband’s education | ||||
No formal education | 816 | 62.7 | 60.0, 65.3 | |
Primary education | 82 | 6.3 | 5.0, 7.6 | |
Secondary and higher | 404 | 31.0 | 28.5, 33.5 | |
Place of delivery | ||||
Home or other | 249 | 19.1 | 17.0, 21.3 | |
Health facility | 1053 | 80.9 | 78.7, 83.0 | |
Number of antenatal visits | ||||
<4 | 229 | 17.6 | 15.5, 19.7 | |
4+ | 1073 | 82.4 | 80.3, 84.5 | |
Possession of immunization card | ||||
No longer have a card | 35 | 2.7 | 1.8, 3.6 | |
Had card and its whereabouts known | 1240 | 95.2 | 94.1., 96.4 | |
Had a card but its whereabouts unknown | 27 | 2.1 | 1.3, 2.8 | |
TTI during pregnancy | ||||
Not received | 154 | 11.8 | 10.1, 13.6 | |
Received | 1148 | 88.2 | 86.4, 89.9 | |
No of under-5-year children | ||||
0–1 | 191 | 14.7 | 12.7, 16.6 | |
2 | 338 | 26.0 | 23.6, 28.3 | |
3+ | 773 | 59.4 | 56.7, 62.0 | |
Household wealth | ||||
Poorest | 476 | 36.6 | 33.9, 39.2 | |
Poorer | 279 | 21.4 | 19.2, 23.7 | |
Middle | 270 | 20.7 | 18.5, 22.9 | |
Richer | 164 | 12.5 | 10.8, 14.4 | |
Richest | 113 | 8.7 | 7.1, 10.2 | |
Amount of media exposure | ||||
0 | 153 | 11.8 | 10.0, 13.5 | |
1 | 434 | 33.3 | 30.8, 35.9 | |
2 | 658 | 50.5 | 47.8, 53.3 | |
3 | 57 | 4.4 | 3.3, 5.5 | |
Distance to the health facility | ||||
Not a big problem | 903 | 69.4 | 66.8, 71.9 | |
Big problem | 399 | 30.6 | 28.1, 33.2 | |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 547 | 42.0 | 39.3, 44.7 | |
Rural | 755 | 58.0 | 55.3, 60.7 | |
Local government area | ||||
Banjul | 61 | 4.7 | 3.5, 5.8 | |
Kanifing | 103 | 7.9 | 6.4, 9.4 | |
Brikama | 205 | 15.7 | 13.8, 17.7 | |
Mansakonko | 125 | 9.6 | 8.0, 11.2 | |
Kerewan | 181 | 13.9 | 12.0, 15.8 | |
Kuntaur | 200 | 15.4 | 13.4, 17.3 | |
Janjanbureh | 163 | 12.5 | 10.7, 14.1 | |
Basse | 264 | 20.7 | 18.1, 22.5 |