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Table 1 Variables considered in the analyses, their measurement, and distribution in the sample

From: Inequities and their determinants in coverage of maternal health services in Burkina Faso

Variable

Measurement

n (%)

Outcome Variablesa

 At least 4 ANCb visits (binary)

0 = Attended less than 4 ANC visits

3691 (55.9)

1 = Attended at least 4 ANC visits

2910 (44.1)

 Facility-based delivery (binary)

0 = Did not deliver at a facility

714 (10.9)

1 = Delivered at a facility

5821 (89.1)

 At least 1 postnatal care visit (PNC)c within six weeks after birth (binary)

0 = Did not attend PNC1d

3067 (47.0)

1 = Attended PNC1d

3459 (53.0)

Explanatory Variables

 Household Wealth Quintiles (categorical)

1 = Poorest

1315 (19.8)

2

1267 (19.0)

3

1291 (19.4)

4

1352 (20.3)

5-Least poor

1429 (21.5)

 Literacy (binary)

0 = Illiterate

5168 (77.7)

1 = Literate

1487 (22.3)

 Distance of household to catchment facility

1= > 5 km

2651 (39.8)

0 = ≤ 5 km

4003 (60.2)

 Marital status (binary)

0 = Unmarried

188 (2.8)

1 = Married

6445 (97.2)

 Age (categorical)

1 = 15–20 years

1063 (16.0)

2 = 21–29 years;

2920 (43.9)

3 = 30–39 years

2079 (31.3)

4 = 40+ years

585 (8.8)

 Religion (categorical)

1 = Christian

1695 (25.5)

2 = Muslim

4131 (62.1)

3 = Other

828 (12.4)

 Parity (categorical)

1 = 1 Pregnancy

1266 (19.4)

2 = 2–3 Pregnancies

2322 (35.6)

3 = ≥4 Pregnancies

2935 (45.0)

 Number of household members (categorical)

1 = 1–3 Members

1274 (15.2)

2 = 4–6 Members

3212 (48.3)

3 = 7 Or more members

2168 (32.5)

  1. aOutcome variables not adding up to 100% due to missing values as the survey proceeded from one section to the other
  2. bANC = Antenatal care; cPNC = Postnatal care; dPNC1 = at least one postnatal care visit