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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of currently married women with most recent birth, Nigeria, Guinea, Mali, Zambia DHS 2018 (Weighted)

From: Temporal relationship between Women’s empowerment and utilization of antenatal care services: lessons from four National Surveys in sub-Saharan Africa

Variable Nigeria Mali Guinea Zambia
Frequency (%) Frequency (%) Frequency (%) Frequency (%)
Demographic
Number of antenatal visits
   < 8 5519 (82.3) 1870 (96.5) 1560 (97.3) 1505 (98.6)
   ≥ 8 1190 (17.7) 67 (3.5) 43 (2.7) 21 (1.4)
Number of antenatal visits
   < 4 2983 (44.5) 1084 (56.0) 1071 (65.2) 553 (36.2)
   ≥ 4 3726 (55.5) 853 (44.0) 572 (34.8) 973 (63.8)
Time of first antenatal visit
   ≤ 3 months of gestation 1184 (17.6) 687 (35.5) 5525 (26.2) 583 (38.2)
   > 3 months of gestation 5525 (82.4) 1250 (64.5) 1183 (73.8) 943 (61.8)
Age at child birth (years)
   < 19 610 (9.1) 240 (12.3) 225 (13.7) 164 (10.8)
  20–24 1519 (22.6) 489 (25.3) 349 (21.3) 405 (26.6)
  25–29 1946 (29.0) 508 (26.2) 444 (27.0) 364 (23.9)
  30–34 1393 (20.8) 351 (18.2) 308 (18.8) 299 (19.6)
  35–39 841 (12.5) 251 (12.9) 207 (12.6) 204 (13.4)
  40–44 398 (6.9) 96 (5.0) 109 (6.7) 212 (8.9)
Residence
  Urban 2488 (37.1) 384 (19.8) 414 (25.2) 498 (32.7)
  Rural 4221 (62.9) 1553 (80.2) 1229 (74.8) 1028 (67.3)
Religion
  Christians 2669 (33.8) 61 (3.1) 155 (9.5) 1488 (97.5)
  Muslims 4400 (65.6) 1793 (92.6) 1460 (88.8) 12 (0.8)
  Others 40 (0.6) 83 (4.3) 28 (1.7) 26 (1.7)
Birth order
  1–2 2361 (35.2) 630 (32.5) 551 (33.5) 577 (37.8)
  3–4 1931 (28.8) 567 (29.3) 551 (33.5) 449 (29.4)
   ≥ 5 2417 (36.0) 740 (38.2) 541 (33.0) 500 (32.8)
Pregnancy wanted
  No (later/no more) 759 (11.3) 339 (17.5) 259 (15.8) 541 (35.5)
  Yes 5950 (88.7) 1598 (82.5) 1384 (84.2) 985 (64.5)
Polygyny
  Monogamous 4692 (69.9) 1282 (66.2) 1007 (61.3) 1362 (89.3)
  Polygamous as first wife 742 (11.1) 249 (12.8) 218 (13.3) 69 (4.5)
  Polygamous as 2nd or more 1275 (19.1) 406 (21.0) 417 (25.4) 95 (6.2)
Wealth quintiles
  Poorest 1433 (21.4) 411 (21.2) 443 (26.9) 389 (25.5)
  Poorer 1554 (23.2) 422 (21.8) 373 (22.7) 368 (24.1)
  Middle 1420 (21.2) 414 (21.4) 325 (19.8) 297 (19.5)
  Richer 1239 (18.5) 356 (18.4) 309 (18.8) 219 (14.3)
  Richest 1063 (15.8) 333 (17.2) 194 (11.8) 253 (16.6)
Distance to health facility
  Big problem 1907 (28.4) 587 (30.3) 838 (51.0) 568 (37.2)
  Not a big problem 4802 (71.6) 1350 (69.7) 805 (49.0) 958 (62.8)
Covered by health insurance
  No 6574 (98.0) 1840 (95.0) 1625 (98.9) 1497 (98.1)
  Yes 135 (2.0) 97 (5.0) 17 (1.1) 28.5 (1.9)
Husband’s level of education
  None 2502 (37.3) 1370 (70.8) 1225 (74.6) 100 (6.6)
  Primary 861 (12.8) 217 (11.2) 111 (6.78) 569 (37.3)
  Secondary 2291 (34.2) 257 (13.3) 199 (12.14) 719 (47.1)
  Higher 1056 (15.7) 93 (4.8) 107 (6.5) 138 (9.0)
Difference in age between husband and wife
  Wife older or same age 103 (1.5) 34 (1.7) 24 (1.5) 74 (4.8)
  Husband 1–5 years older 1614 (24.1) 409 (21.1) 264 (16.1) 829 (54.3)
  Husband 6–10 years older 2424 (36.1) 649 (33.5) 514 (31.2) 464 (30.4)
  Husband > 10 years older 2568 (38.3) 845 (43.6) 841 (51.2) 160 (10.5)
Total 6709 1937 1643 1526