Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study participants
Variable | Weighted frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Country | ||
 Burundi | 13611 | 9.8 |
 Ethiopia | 11022 | 7.9 |
 Kenya | 19563 | 14.1 |
 Comoros | 3235 | 2.3 |
 Madagascar | 12686 | 9.1 |
 Malawi | 17395 | 12.5 |
 Mozambique | 11704 | 8.4 |
 Rwanda | 8003 | 5.8 |
 Tanzania | 10052 | 7.2 |
 Uganda | 15270 | 11.0 |
 Zambia | 9841 | 7.1 |
 Zimbabwe | 6418 | 4.6 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 30108 | 21.7 |
 Urban | 108695 | 78.3 |
Maternal age | ||
 15–24 | 41683 | 30.0 |
 25–34 | 66070 | 47.6 |
 ≥ 35 | 31050 | 22.4 |
Maternal education status | ||
 No | 33448 | 24.1 |
 Primary | 73811 | 53.2 |
 Secondary and above | 31544 | 22.7 |
Husband education status | ||
 No | 22654 | 16.3 |
 Primary | 57352 | 41.3 |
 Secondary and above | 58797 | 42.4 |
Wealth status | ||
 Poorest | 33229 | 23.9 |
 Poorer | 29866 | 21.5 |
 Middle | 26820 | 19.3 |
 Richer | 25590 | 18.4 |
 Richest | 23298 | 16.8 |
Media exposure | ||
 No | 48776 | 35.1 |
 Yes | 90027 | 64.9 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 6482 | 4.7 |
 Married | 118613 | 85.4 |
 Divorced/widowed/separated | 13708 | 9.9 |
Respondent working | ||
 No | 44616 | 32.1 |
 Yes | 94187 | 67.9 |
Sex of child | ||
 Male | 70206 | 50.6 |
 Female | 68597 | 49.4 |
Birth outcome | ||
 Single | 134388 | 96.8 |
 Multiple | 4415 | 3.2 |
Birth size | ||
 Large | 40812 | 29.4 |
 Average | 64315 | 46.3 |
 Small | 33676 | 24.3 |
Birth order | ||
 First | 32654 | 23.5 |
 2–4 | 66883 | 48.2 |
 ≥ 5 | 39266 | 28.3 |
Place of delivery | ||
 Home | 38005 | 27.4 |
 Health facility | 100798 | 72.6 |
Mode of delivery | ||
 Vaginal | 130518 | 94.0 |
 Cesarean delivery | 8285 | 6.0 |
Women’s health care decision making autonomy | ||
 Respondent alone | 84970 | 18.6 |
 Jointly with their husband/parent | 55653 | 40.1 |
 Husband/parent alone | 57402 | 41.3 |
Distance to a health facility | ||
 A big problem | 84970 | 61.2 |
 Not a big problem | 53833 | 38.8 |
Unwanted pregnancy | ||
 No | 82691 | 59.6 |
 Yes | 56112 | 40.4 |
Number of ANC visit | ||
 No | 6127 | 4.4 |
 1–3 | 39791 | 28.7 |
 ≥ 4 | 92885 | 66.9 |
Preceding birth interval (in months) | ||
 < 24 | 18963 | 13.7 |
 24–48 | 58591 | 42.2 |
 ≥ 49 | 61249 | 44.1 |
Weight/age | ||
 Normal | 126731 | 91.3 |
 Moderately underweight | 9089 | 6.6 |
 Severely underweight | 2983 | 2.2 |
Height/age | ||
 Normal | 107654 | 77.6 |
 Moderately stunted | 19032 | 13.7 |
 Severely stunted | 12117 | 8.7 |
Weight/height | ||
 Normal | 134523 | 96.9 |
 Moderately wasted | 3044 | 2.2 |
 Severely wasted | 1236 | 0.9 |