Table 2 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of women at extreme ages of reproductive life in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2024 (N = 76,451)
Individual level variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of household head | Male | 58,584 | 78.57% |
Female | 15,978 | 21.43% | |
Maternal age | < 20 | 14,436 | 19.36% |
35–49 | 60,126 | 80.64% | |
Maternal educational status | No formal education | 32,788 | 43.97% |
Primary | 25,368 | 34.02% | |
Secondary | 13,396 | 17.97% | |
Higher | 3009 | 4.04% | |
Husband educational status | No formal education | 26,249 | 41.92% |
Primary | 18,689 | 29.84% | |
Secondary | 13,235 | 21.14% | |
Higher | 4447 | 7.10% | |
Marital status of the mother | Unmarried | 4892 | 6.71% |
Married | 62,674 | 85.98% | |
Ever married | 5328 | 7.31% | |
Household wealth index | Poor | 34,722 | 46.57% |
Middle | 15,231 | 20.43% | |
Rich | 24,609 | 33.00% | |
Household media exposure | No | 27,113 | 36.36% |
Yes | 47,448 | 63.64% | |
Distance to health facility | Big problem | 27,829 | 39.98% |
Not big problem | 41,785 | 60.02% | |
Smoking during pregnancy | No | 67,164 | 98.97% |
Yes | 699 | 1.03% | |
Drinking Alcohol during pregnancy | No | 3335 | 4.47% |
Yes | 71,227 | 95.53% | |
Iron supplementation during pregnancy | No | 10,658 | 14.29% |
Yes | 63,903 | 85.71% | |
Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy | No | 726 | 0.97% |
Yes | 73,836 | 99.03% | |
Taking drugs during pregnancy (Fansidar, Chloroquine, others) | No | 72,734 | 97.55% |
Yes | 1828 | 2.45% | |
Total children ever born | ≤ 3 | 22,657 | 30.39% |
4–6 | 25,215 | 33.82% | |
7–9 | 20,676 | 27.73% | |
> 9 | 6015 | 8.06% | |
Place of delivery | Home | 21,975 | 29.47% |
Health facility | 52,587 | 70.53% | |
Mode of delivery | vaginal delivery | 63,602 | 85.30% |
caesarean section delivery | 10,960 | 14.70% | |
Type of pregnancy | Single | 71,566 | 95.98% |
Multiple | 2996 | 4.02% | |
Pregnancy complications | No | 72,310 | 96.98% |
Yes | 2252 | 3.02% | |
Number of ANC visits | No visit | 6756 | 9.06% |
1–3 | 16,392 | 21.98% | |
≥ 4 | 51,414 | 68.96% | |
Preceding birth interval | < 24 | 9157 | 15.18% |
24–48 | 30,012 | 49.75% | |
> 48 | 21,153 | 35.07% | |
History of pregnancy termination | No | 61,185 | 83.94% |
Yes | 11,710 | 16.06% | |
Community level variables | |||
Place of residence | Urban | 23,189 | 31.10% |
Rural | 51,373 | 68.90% | |
Community level women illiteracy | High | 45,066 | 60.44% |
Low | 29,496 | 39.56% | |
Community level poverty | High | 39,380 | 52.81% |
Low | 35,182 | 47.19% | |
Community level media exposure | Low | 40,606 | 54.46% |
High | 33,956 | 45.54% | |
Community level ANC utilization | Low | 32,234 | 43.23% |
High | 42,328 | 56.77% | |
Country category | Central SSA | 8513 | 11.42% |
East SSA | 29,933 | 40.14% | |
West SSA | 30,408 | 40.78% | |
South SSA | 5708 | 7.66% | |