Table 1 Percentage distribution of the study population, NDHS 2018
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Under-five mortality | Â |
 No |  109,325(85.7) |
 Yes |  18,220(14.3%) |
Maternal health insurance coverage | Â |
 No | 124,602(97.7) |
 Yes | 2943(2.3) |
Healthcare service utilization | Â |
 Inadequate | 14,767(43.5) |
 Adequate | 19,157(56.5) |
Maternal age (years) | Â |
 15–24 | 10,004(7.8) |
 25–34 | 42,625(33.4) |
 35–49 | 74,916(58.7) |
Marital status | Â |
 Never in union | 1581(1.2) |
 Married/living with partner | 117,150(91.9) |
 Widowed/divorced/separated | 8814(6.9) |
Mother’s educational attainment |  |
 No education | 63,699(50.0) |
 Primary | 25,311(19.8) |
 Secondary or higher | 38.535(30.2) |
Mother’s employment status |  |
 Not working | 33,052(25.9) |
 currently working | 94,493(74.1) |
Wealth quintile | Â |
 Poor | 60,596(47.5) |
 Middle | 27,120(21.3) |
 Rich | 39,829(31.2) |
Place of residence | Â |
 Urban | 44,111(34.6) |
 Rural | 83,434(65.4) |
Region | Â |
 North-central | 21,656(17.0) |
 North-east | 26,293(20.6) |
 North-west | 39,928(31.3) |
 South-east | 14,072(11.0) |
 South-south | 12,436(9.8) |
 South-west | 13,160(10.3) |
Distance to the health facility | Â |
 Big problem | 38,251(30.0) |
 Not a problem | 89,294(70.0) |
Decision on respondent’s healthcare |  |
 Husband/partner and other | 68,250(16.7) |
 Jointly | 37,294(31.8) |
 Alone | 11,606(9.9) |
Decision on how to spend respondent’s earnings |  |
 Husband/partner and other | 7041(9.3) |
 Jointly | 13,943(18.5) |
 Alone | 54,407(72.2) |