Table 1: Descriptive statistics of measures,
Nepal 2011 (N = 4,018).
|
Measures |
Sample (n) |
Mean (Median)/ Proportion |
Std. Dev. |
Confidence Intervals (95%) |
|
Outcome measure |
|
|
|
|
|
Antenatal
care visit |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
number of visits |
4,018 |
3.63 (4.00) |
2.54 |
3.55-3.71 |
|
Four or
more visits(= 1) |
2,121 |
0.53 |
0.49 |
0.51-0.54 |
|
Explanatory measures |
|
|
|
|
|
Who
usually decides on respondent's health care? |
|
|
|
|
|
Women
alone |
915 |
0.23 |
0.42 |
0.21-0.24 |
|
Husband
and wife both |
1,519 |
0.38 |
0.48 |
0.36-0.39 |
|
Husband
only |
963 |
0.24 |
0.48 |
0.23-0.25 |
|
Others |
621 |
0.15 |
0.43 |
0.14-0.17 |
|
Who
usually decides on large household purchases? |
|
|
|
|
|
Women
alone |
1,099 |
0.27 |
0.45 |
0.26-0.29 |
|
Husband
and wife both |
867 |
0.22 |
0.41 |
0.20-0.23 |
|
Husband
only |
892 |
0.22 |
0.42 |
0.21-0.23 |
|
Others |
1,160 |
0.29 |
0.45 |
0.27-0.30 |
|
Who usually decides on visits to
family or relatives? |
|
|
|
|
|
Women
alone |
971 |
0.24 |
0.43 |
0.23-0.25 |
|
Husband
and wife both |
1.204 |
0.30 |
0.46 |
0.29-0.31 |
|
Husband
only |
719 |
0.18 |
0.38 |
0.17-0.19 |
|
Others |
1,124 |
0.28 |
0.45 |
0.27-0.29 |
|
Controls |
|
|
|
|
|
Mother’s
characteristics |
|
|
|
|
|
Age
(years) |
4,018 |
26.9 |
6.04 |
26.80-27.17 |
|
Age
squared |
4,018 |
764.8 |
360.1 |
753.65-775.93 |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
No
education |
1,728 |
0.43 |
0.50 |
0.41-0.45 |
|
Primary |
807 |
0.20 |
0.40 |
0.19-0.21 |
|
Secondary |
1,214 |
0.30 |
0.46 |
0.29-0.32 |
|
Higher
education |
269 |
0.07 |
0.25 |
0.06-0.08 |
|
Number
of children ever born |
4,018 |
2.64
(2.00) |
1.81 |
2.59-2.70 |
|
Currently living with spouse/partner (Yes = 1) |
2,638 |
0.66 |
0.47 |
0.64-0.67 |
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
Not
working |
954 |
0.24 |
0.43 |
0.22-0.25 |
|
Professional, clerical, service |
420 |
0.10 |
0.36 |
0.09-0.11 |
|
Agriculture |
2,463 |
0.61 |
0.37 |
0.60-0.63 |
|
Others
(skilled, unskilled and others) |
181 |
0.05 |
0.43 |
0.04-0.05 |
|
Caste/ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
Bahun/Chhetri |
1,529 |
0.38 |
0.49 |
0.37-0.40 |
|
Terai Others |
277 |
0.07 |
0.25 |
0.06-0.08 |
|
Hill Dalit |
564 |
0.03 |
0.35 |
0.13-0.15 |
|
Terai Dalit |
126 |
0.03 |
0.17 |
0.03-0.04 |
|
Newar |
115 |
0.03 |
0.17 |
0.02-0.03 |
|
Hill Janajati |
905 |
0.23 |
0.42 |
0.21-0.24 |
|
TeraiJanajati |
348 |
0.09 |
0.28 |
0.08-0.10 |
|
Muslims |
143 |
0.04 |
0.19 |
0.03-0.04 |
|
Husband’s
education |
|
|
|
|
|
No education |
732 |
0.18 |
0.38 |
0.17-0.19 |
|
Primary |
981 |
0.24 |
0.43 |
0.23-0.26 |
|
Secondary |
1,793 |
0.45 |
0.50 |
0.43-0.46 |
|
Higher |
512 |
0.13 |
0.33 |
0.12-0.14 |
|
Husband’s
occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
Professional/clerical |
661 |
0.16 |
0.37 |
0.15-0.18 |
|
Service |
1,034 |
0.26 |
0.44 |
0.24-0.27 |
|
Skilled
manual |
616 |
0.15 |
0.36 |
0.14-0.16 |
|
Unskilled manual |
641 |
0.16 |
0.37 |
0.15-0.17 |
|
Agriculture |
957 |
0.24 |
0.43 |
0.23-0.25 |
|
Others
(others and don’t know) |
109 |
0.03 |
0.31 |
0.02-0.03 |
|
Wealth
index |
|
|
|
|
|
Lowest
quartile |
1,136 |
0.28 |
0.45 |
0.27-0.30 |
|
Second |
815 |
0.20 |
0.40 |
0.19-0.22 |
|
Third |
731 |
0.18 |
0.39 |
0.17-0.19 |
|
Fourth |
669 |
0.17 |
0.37 |
0.15-0.18 |
|
Highest
quartile |
667 |
0.17 |
0.37 |
0.15-0.18 |
|
Distance to health
facility |
|
|
|
|
|
A
big problem |
2,164 |
0.54 |
0.50 |
0.17-0.19 |
|
Geo-ecological regions |
|
|
|
|
|
Mountain |
734 |
0.18 |
0.38 |
0.17-0.19 |
|
Hill |
1,627 |
0.40 |
0.49 |
0.39-0.42 |
|
Terai |
1,657 |
0.41 |
0.49 |
0.40-0.43 |
|
Rural-urban residence |
|
|
|
|
|
Rural |
885 |
0.78 |
0.41 |
0.77-0.79 |
|
Urban |
3,133 |
0.22 |
0.41 |
0.21-0.23 |