Table 1 Characteristics of the sample
From: Determinants of institutional delivery in rural Jhang, Pakistan
| Â | % (n = 2018) |
|---|---|
Maternal Factors | Â |
Mother's Age | Â |
   15-19 | 9.5 |
   20-24 | 31.0 |
   25-29 | 33.9 |
   30 plus | 25.7 |
Parity/Living children | Â |
   1 | 23.5 |
   2 | 23.7 |
   3 | 18.8 |
   4 | 13.7 |
   5 | 8.7 |
   6 | 5.1 |
   7 or more | 6.5 |
Mother's Education | Â |
   None | 64.0 |
   Less than primary | 7.1 |
   Primary complete | 11.8 |
   Middle | 8.3 |
   Matriculate or higher | 8.9 |
Household Factors | Â |
Mother's Autonomy | Â |
   Low | 30.4 |
   Medium | 34.2 |
   High | 35.3 |
Wealth Quintiles | Â |
   Lowest/First | 24.4 |
   Second | 15.9 |
   Middle | 20.5 |
   Fourth | 19.5 |
   Highest/Fifth | 19.7 |
Program Factors | Â |
Health worker visited during last 12 months | Â |
   No | 61.9 |
   Yes | 38.1 |
Travel time to nearest health facility | Â |
   More than 15 minutes | 49.7 |
   15 minutes or less | 50.3 |
Mode of travel to nearest facility | Â |
   Motorized | 26.6 |
   Foot | 66.6 |
   Other | 6.8 |
Mass Media Exposure | Â |
   Less than once a week | 75.1 |
   At least one a week | 24.9 |
Use of Services | Â |
At least three ANC visits during last pregnancy | Â |
   No | 65.4 |
   Yes | 34.6 |
Delivered last child at a health facility | Â |
   No | 58.8 |
   Yes | 41.2 |
Visited health facility for PNC after last delivery | Â |
   No | 83.1 |
   Yes | 16.9 |
Currently using a method of family planning | Â |
   No | 88.5 |
   Yes | 11.5 |
Total | 100.0 |