Sociodemographic characteristics and pregnancy and childbirth outcomes
Variables | Results from the survey |
Women interviewed | n255* |
Age | X̅ 29.2 SD8.4, (n255) |
Number of children | X̅ 3.3 SD2.1, (n248) |
Woman’s education above primary | 37.8% (n249) |
Woman did not attend school | 4.4% (n249) |
Household head | |
Husband | 68% (n255) |
Parents/parents in laws | 21% (n255) |
Women | 7% (n255) |
Other | 4% (n255) |
Husband is a farmer or manual worker | 77% (n255) |
Women or family own agricultural land | 83% (n255) |
More than two acres of land | 62% (n204) |
Woman is involved in decisions on land | 6% (n214) |
Woman is farmer or manual worker | 74% (n255) |
Woman earns money from agricultural work | 97% (n231) |
Husband is main financial provider at home | 57% (n255) |
Pregnancy and delivery | |
The partner provided support during last pregnancy | 70% (n254) |
Who paid for transportation to health facility | |
Husband | 58% (n234) |
Women | 30% (n234) |
Family | 6% (n234) |
Volunteer/community member | 6% (n234) |
Woman did not recognise any danger signs during pregnancy | 38% (n250) |
Woman did not recognise any danger signs during labour | 66% (n249) |
Woman did not have antenatal care | 2% (n256) |
Delivered in a health facility | 90% (n250) |
Woman experienced any form of mental/verbal abuse at home | 36% (n254) |
Woman experienced physical violence | 19% (n254) |
*n refers to the number of women answering the household baseline survey.