Table 1 Respondents’ socio-economic characteristics, 2017 Senegal Continuous Survey
Variable | Frequency | Percent | Place of delivery | Chi-square, p-values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health facility delivery | Â | Â | Not health facility Frequency (%) | Health facility, Frequency (%) | Â |
 No | 3074 | 22.33 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 8413 | 77.67 |  |  |  |
Maternal age |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 38.03, p < 0.001 |
 15–19 | 561 | 4.88 | 125 (22.28) | 436 (77.72) |  |
 20–24 | 2202 | 19.17 | 526 (23.89) | 1676 (76.11) |  |
 25–29 | 2926 | 25.47 | 789 (26.97) | 2137 (73.03) |  |
 30–34 | 2733 | 23.79 | 733 (26.82) | 2000 (73.18) |  |
 35–39 | 1801 | 15.68 | 489 (27.15) | 1312 (72.85) |  |
 40–44 | 973 | 8.47 | 311 (31.96) | 662 (68.04) |  |
 45–49 | 291 | 2.53 | 101 (34.71) | 190 (65.29) |  |
Maternal educational status |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 586.21, p < 0.001 |
 No formal education | 7719 | 67.22 | 2590 (33.55) | 5129 (66.45) |  |
 Primary school | 2320 | 20.20 | 363 (15.65) | 1957 (84.35) |  |
 Secondary school | 1290 | 11.23 | 118 (9.15) | 1172 (90.85) |  |
 Higher | 155 | 1.35 | 1 (0.65) | 154 (99.35) |  |
Maternal occupation |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 586.21, p < 0.001 |
 Not working | 4474 s | 38.95 | 2590 (33.55) | 5129 (66.45) |  |
 Sales and services | 2422 | 21.08 | 363 (15.65) | 1957 (84.35) |  |
 Agricultural-self employed | 3245 | 28.25 | 118 (9.15) | 1172 (90.85) |  |
 Others | 1346 | 11.72 | 1 (0.65) | 154 (99.35) |  |
Husband educational status |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 494.70, p < 0.001 |
 No formal education | 8688 | 75.63 | 2771 (31.89) | 5917 (68.11) |  |
 Primary school | 1366 | 11.89 | 192 (14.06) | 1174 (85.94) |  |
 Secondary school | 1025 | 8.92 | 87 (8.49) | 938 (91.51) |  |
 Higher | 408 | 3.55 | 24 (5.88) | 384 (94.12) |  |
Husband occupation |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 656.59, p < 0.001 |
 Not working | 290 | 2.52 | 74 (25.52) | 216 (74.48) |  |
 Professional/technical or managerial | 1147 | 9.99 | 144 (12.55) | 1003 (87.45) |  |
 Sales and services | 2015 | 17.54 | 448 (22.23) | 1567 (77.77) |  |
 Agricultural-self employed | 3179 | 27.67 | 1372 (43.16) | 1807 (56.84) |  |
 Skilled manual | 1606 | 13.98 | 309 (19.24) | 1297 (80.76) |  |
 Unskilled manual | 1805 | 15.71 | 383 (21.22) | 1422 (78.78) |  |
 Other | 1445 | 12.58 | 344 (23.81) | 1101 (76.19) |  |
Religion |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 4.69, P = 0.030 |
 Muslim | 11,224 | 97.71 | 3019 (26.90) | 8205 (73.10) |  |
 Christian | 263 | 2.29 | 55 (20.91) | 208 (79.09) |  |
Ethnicity |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 369.60, p < 0.001 |
 Wolof | 3556 | 30.96 | 695 (19.54) | 2861 (80.46) |  |
 Poular | 3820 | 33.25 | 1291 (33.80) | 2529 (66.20) |  |
 Serer | 1575 | 13.71 | 331 (21.02) | 1244 (78.98) |  |
 Mandingue/ soce | 1159 | 10.09 | 442 (38.14) | 717 (61.86) |  |
 Diola | 345 | 3.00 | 29 (8.41) | 316 (91.59) |  |
 Soninke | 186 | 1.62 | 46 (24.73) | 140 (75.27) |  |
 Other Senegalese | 522 | 4.54 | 124 (23.75) | 398 (76.25) |  |
 Other | 324 | 2.82 | 116 (35.80) | 208 (64.20) |  |
Region |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 908.29, p < 0.001 |
 Dakar | 677 | 5.89 | 30 (4.43) | 647 (95.57) |  |
 Ziguinchor | 497 | 4.33 | 56 (11.27) | 441 (88.73) |  |
 Diourbel | 988 | 8.60 | 206 (20.85) | 782 (79.15) |  |
 Saint-Louis | 730 | 6.36 | 158 (21.64) | 572 (78.36) |  |
 Tambacounda | 920 | 8.01 | 436 (47.39) | 484 (52.61) |  |
 Kaolack | 719 | 6.26 | 151 (21.00) | 568 (79.00) |  |
 Thiès | 878 | 7.64 | 97 (11.05) | 781 (88.95) |  |
 Louga | 835 | 7.27 | 196 (23.47) | 639 (76.53) |  |
 Fatick | 861 | 7.50 | 165 (19.16) | 696 (80.84) |  |
 Kolda | 864 | 7.52 | 297 (34.38) | 567 (65.63) |  |
 Matam | 886 | 7.71 | 261 (29.46) | 625 (70.54) |  |
 Kaffrine | 1111 | 9.67 | 357 (32.13) | 754 (67.87) |  |
 Kedougou | 658 | 5.73 | 333 (50.61) | 325 (49.39) |  |
 Sedhiou | 863 | 7.51 | 331 (38.35) | 532 (61.65) |  |
Wealth index |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 7.35, p < 0.001 |
 Poorest | 3646 | 31.74 | 1727 (47.37) | 1919 (52.63) |  |
 Poorer | 2898 | 25.23 | 859 (29.64) | 2039 (70.36) |  |
 Middle | 2483 | 21.62 | 361 (14.54) | 2122 (85.46) |  |
 Richer | 1477 | 12.86 | 87 (5.89) | 1390 (94.11) |  |
 Richest | 983 | 8.56 | 40 (4.07) | 943 (95.93) |  |
Media exposure |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 474.47, p < 0.001 |
 No | 1278 | 11.13 | 667 (52.19) | 611 (47.81) |  |
 Yes | 10,209 | 88.87 | 2407 (23.58) | 7802 (76.42) |  |
Place of residence |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 922.16, p < 0.001 |
 Urban | 3737 | 32.53 | 325 (8.70) | 3412 (91.30) |  |
 Rural | 7750 | 67.47 | 2749 (35.47) | 5001 (64.53) |  |
Parity |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 429.70, p < 0.001 |
  < =2 | 3612 | 31.44 | 585 (16.20) | 3027 (83.80) |  |
 3–4 | 3520 | 30.64 | 917 (26.05) | 2603 (73.95) |  |
 5–6 | 2396 | 20.86 | 786 (32.80) | 1610 (67.20) |  |
 7+ | 1959 | 17.05 | 786 (40.12) | 1173 (59.88) |  |
Decision making |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 105.23, p < 0.001 |
 No decision making | 7716 | 67.17 | 2292 (29.70) | 5424 (70.30) |  |
 Decision making one | 2509 | 21.84 | 535 (21.32) | 1974 (78.68) |  |
 Decision making two | 1262 | 10.99 | 247 (19.57) | 1015 (80.43) |  |
Wife beating attitude |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 347.04, p < 0.001 |
 Accept | 7062 | 61.48 | 2320 (32.85) | 4742 (67.15) |  |
 Refuse | 4425 | 38.52 | 754 (17.04) | 3671 (82.96) |  |
Skilled ANC |  |  |  |  | χ2 = 350.81, p < 0.001 |
 No | 304 | 3.86 | 211 (69.41) | 93 (30.59) |  |
 Yes | 7578 | 96.14 | 1701 (22.45) | 5877 (77.55) |  |