Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in SSA
Variables | Categories | Unweighted frequency (%) | Weighted frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Country | Angola | 1,577 (10.45) | 1,524 (10.10) |
Burundi | 1,677 (11.12) | 1,739 (11.53) | |
Malawi | 2,801 (18.57) | 2,821 (18.69) | |
Nigeria | 4,187 (27.75) | 4,239 (28.09) | |
Sierra Leone | 1,421 (9.42) | 1,373 (9.10) | |
Tanzania | 1,302 (8.63) | 1,293 (8.57) | |
South Africa | 590 (3.91) | 566 (3.75) | |
Zambia | 1,532 (10.15) | 1,533 (10.16) | |
Age of mothers | 15–24 | 4,145 (27.47) | 4,230 (28.03) |
25–34 | 6,990 (46.33) | 7,028 (46.57) | |
35+ | 3,952 (26.19) | 3,832 (25.40) | |
Mothers educational level | No education | 4,741 (31.42) | 4,732 (31.36) |
Primary education | 5,582 (37.00) | 5,641 (37.38) | |
Secondary and above | 4,764 (31.58) | 4,716 (31.26) | |
Mothers marital status | Married | 10,504 (69.62) | 10,597 (70.23) |
Not married | 4,583 (30.38) | 4,493 (29.77) | |
Wealth index | Poor | 6,788 (44.99) | 6,596 (43.71) |
Middle | 3,164 (20.97) | 3,039 (20.14) | |
Rich | 5,135 (34.04) | 5,455 (36.15) | |
Media access | No | 6,158 (40.82) | 5,987 (39.67) |
Yes | 8,929 (59.18) | 9,103 (60.33) | |
Sex of child | Male | 7,616 (50.48) | 7,647 (50.67) |
Female | 7,471 (49.52) | 7,443 (49.33) | |
Distance to a health facility | Not big problem | 5,989 (40.50) | 5,928 (40.06) |
Big problem | 8,800 (59.50) | 8,871 (59.94) | |
Twin status | Single birth | 14,834 (98.32) | 14,841 (98.35) |
Multiple births | 253 (1.68) | 249 (1.65) | |
Sex of household head | Male | 11,765 (77.98) | 11,954 (79.22) |
Female | 3,322 (22.02) | 3,136 (20.78) | |
ANC visit | No | 1,871 (12.40) | 1,822 (12.07) |
1–3 | 4,446 (29.47) | 4,457 (29.54) | |
4+ | 8,770 (58.13) | 8,811 (58.39) | |
PNC visit | No | 9,734 (64.69) | 9,699 (64.45) |
Yes | 5,312 (35.31) | 5,350 (35.55) | |
Place of delivery | Home | 4,760 (31.55) | 4,698 (31.13) |
Health facilities | 10,327 (68.45) | 10,392 (68.87) | |
Child size at birth | Large | 4,804 (31.84) | 4,751 (31.48) |
Average | 8,335 (55.25) | 8,369 (55.46) | |
Small | 1,948 (12.91) | 1,970 (13.06) | |
Residence | Urban | 4,805 (31.85) | 5,094 (33.76) |
Rural | 10,282 (68.15) | 9,996 (66.24) | |
Community-level media usage | Low | 7,592 (50.32) | 7,590 (50.30) |
High | 7,495 (49.68) | 7,500 (49.70) | |
Community-level women education | Low | 7,436 (49.29) | 7,357 (48.75) |
High | 7,651 (50.71) | 7,733 (51.25) | |
Community poverty | Low | 1,939 (12.85) | 1,875 (12.42) |
High | 13,148 (87.15) | 13,215 (87.58) |