Table 1 Proportion of skilled birth attendance and measles immunization in total and by selected characteristics, Kenya, DHS 2008/09
From: Decomposing Kenyan socio-economic inequalities in skilled birth attendance and measles immunization
Skilled birth attendance | Measles immunization | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | % | (N) | % | (N) |
Total | 43.9 | (6059) | 85.1 | (1116) |
Wealth quintile*,§ | ||||
1 | 20.4 | (1768) | 75.7 | (313) |
2 | 31.4 | (1078) | 80.8 | (194) |
3 | 42.0 | (982) | 85.5 | (170) |
4 | 52.9 | (984) | 90.0 | (191) |
5 (richest) | 81.8 | (1247) | 93.9 | (248) |
Skilled antenatal visits*,§ | ||||
0 | 13.2 | (428) | 68.4 | (115) |
1 to 3 | 39.8 | (1715) | 83.4 | (431) |
4+ | 61.6 | (1874) | 88.6 | (482) |
Sex | ||||
male | 45.3 | (3122) | 84.2 | (570) |
female | 43.3 | (2937) | 85.9 | (546) |
Child’s age | ||||
12 to 17 | 81.4 | (552) | ||
18 to 23 | 88.5 | (564) | ||
Birth order*,§ | ||||
1 | 62.3 | (1383) | 91.8 | (272) |
2 to 3 | 46.6 | (2279) | 91.2 | (404) |
4 to 5 | 34.3 | (1280) | 78.1 | (221) |
6+ | 26.6 | (1117) | 71.8 | (219) |
Mother’s age at birth | ||||
<20 | 45.3 | (2950) | 87.9 | (544) |
20+ | 42.6 | (3109) | 82.5 | (572) |
Type of residence* | ||||
Rural | 36.8 | (4601) | 83.4 | (823) |
Urban | 75.2 | (1458) | 90.6 | (293) |
Province* | ||||
Nairobi | 89.3 | (412) | 87.6 | (72) |
Central | 73.8 | (496) | 88.3 | (81) |
Coast | 45.8 | (880) | 85.4 | (155) |
Eastern | 43.1 | (743) | 88.7 | (149) |
North Eastern | 32.1 | (573) | 80.0 | (92) |
Nyanza | 45.5 | (1109) | 78.2 | (204) |
Rift Valley | 33.7 | (1058) | 89.3 | (210) |
Western | 25.9 | (788) | 77.7 | (153) |
Ethnic group* | ||||
Kalenijn | 37.2 | (618) | 88.1 | (116) |
Kamba | 35.6 | (400) | 90.5 | (73) |
Kikuyu | 75.3 | (719) | 91.1 | (116) |
Kisii | 51.2 | (309) | 83.7 | (58) |
Luhya | 28.9 | (905) | 84.5 | (182) |
Luo | 45.6 | (938) | 75.1 | (176) |
Masai | 26.6 | (122) | 59.6 | (22) |
Meru/Embu | 68.8 | (268) | 92.7 | (57) |
Mijikenda | 37.6 | (596) | 89.4 | (107) |
Taita | 59.0 | (68) | 88.0 | (12) |
Other | 29.0 | (1114) | 80.8 | (197) |
Religion | ||||
Protestant | 45.2 | (3534) | 84.7 | (661) |
Catholic | 44.9 | (1064) | 87.3 | (200) |
Muslim | 41.7 | (1198) | 85.2 | (211) |
Other | 22.4 | (254) | 81.6 | (43) |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 43.8 | (4822) | 84.6 | (892) |
Other | 44.3 | (1237) | 87.0 | (224) |
Mother’s education*,§ | ||||
Higher | 88.3 | (325) | 94.3 | (56) |
Secondary | 76.7 | (549) | 95.8 | (105) |
Secondary incomplete | 59.5 | (474) | 85.7 | (80) |
Primary | 48.9 | (1514) | 87.0 | (296) |
Primary incomplete | 28.6 | (1910) | 80.1 | (371) |
No education | 19.3 | (1287) | 79.1 | (208) |
Father’s education*,§ | ||||
Higher | 81.0 | (444) | 97.9 | (83) |
Secondary | 61.3 | (1061) | 94.1 | (184) |
Secondary incomplete | 53.5 | (430) | 72.8 | (73) |
Primary | 40.0 | (1625) | 84.8 | (306) |
Primary incomplete | 26.7 | (1167) | 78.4 | (215) |
No education | 17.5 | (945) | 75.1 | (163) |
Mother’s occupation* | ||||
Professional | 53.5 | (1126) | 89.9 | (210) |
Sales | 44.4 | (392) | 73.7 | (72) |
Agriculture | 37.0 | (1354) | 81.5 | (233) |
Domestic | 39.7 | (189) | 89.2 | (30) |
Manual | 44.2 | (319) | 90.0 | (60) |
Services | 82.9 | (90) | 94.0 | (15) |
Not working | 42.5 | (2574) | 85.2 | (494) |
Father’s occupation*,§ | ||||
Professional | 56.0 | (1546) | 91.2 | (299) |
Sales | 47.1 | (397) | 88.7 | (71) |
Agriculture | 29.7 | (1690) | 78.9 | (288) |
Domestic | 31.1 | (145) | 89.6 | (33) |
Manual | 48.9 | (1508) | 84.8 | (261) |
Services | 50.3 | (98) | 64.4 | (17) |
Not working | 46.5 | (29) | 67.7 | (6) |
Insurance coverage | ||||
Yes | 86.7 | (299) | 93.1 | (48) |
No | 41.6 | (5753) | 84.7 | (1067) |