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Table 3 Percentage of young women aged 15–24 who had at least four visits for ANC and SBA for most recent birth in the 5 years preceding the survey according to background characteristics, Nepal DHS 2016

From: Factors influencing the use of reproductive health services among young women in Nepal: analysis of the 2016 Nepal demographic and health survey

 

4+ ANC visits

Skilled birth attendant

 

Background characteristics

%

95% CI

p-value

2)

%

95% CI

p-value

2)

Number

Mother’s age at birth

  < 20

73.2

[68.7–77.3]

0.268

68.6

[64.0–72.8]

0.177

792

 20–25

70.2

[65.7–74.4]

 

65.0

[60.8–69.0]

 

813

Education

 No education

54.1

[45.7–62.2]

0.000

52.2

[44.3–60.0]

0.000

307

 Primary

63.0

[56.5–69.0]

 

56.6

[49.8–63.2]

 

350

 Secondary

76.9

[72.4–80.9]

 

72.5

[67.7–76.9]

 

599

 SLC & above

86.9

[82.9–90.1]

 

79.9

[74.9–84.1]

 

349

Working status

 Not working

65.3

[59.7–70.6]

0.000

69.3

[64.7–73.5]

0.104

707

 Working

76.7

[73.1–80.0]

 

64.8

[60.5–68.9]

 

899

Caste/ethnicity

 Brahman/Chhetri

82.2

[77.6–86.0]

0.000

72.3

[66.1–77.8]

0.033

399

 Terai caste

63.6

[53.5–72.6]

 

62.9

[55.4–69.8]

 

334

 Dalit

67.2

[59.4–74.1]

 

57.9

[51.1–64.3]

 

241

 Janajati

73.3

[67.8–78.3]

 

68.2

[61.7–74.1]

 

517

 Muslim

60.7

[48.6–71.6]

 

70.9

[59.7–80.0]

 

114

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

64.6

[57.9–70.8]

0.007

45.5

[39.0–52.1]

0.000

314

 Poorer

70.1

[64.1–75.5]

 

58.5

[52.1–64.6]

 

371

 Middle

69.9

[62.9–76.0]

 

73.6

[67.7–78.7]

 

397

 Richer

77.6

[71.4–82.8]

 

76.2

[70.7–80.9]

 

355

 Richest

80.2

[71.5–86.8]

 

88.9

[80.7–93.9]

 

169

Birth order

 1

78.7

[75.3–81.8]

0.000

74.7

[71.1–78.1]

0.000

1034

 2

61.3

[55.1–67.2]

 

55.8

[49.6–61.8]

 

434

 3+

51.6

[42.1–61.0]

 

41.5

[31.8–51.8]

 

138

Fertility preference

 Wants no more children

64.1

[59.1–68.7]

0.000

62.8

[58.1–67.2]

0.005

685

 Wants more children

76.9

[73.0–80.5]

 

69.1

[65.1–72.9]

 

854

 Undecided

82.7

[70.2–90.6]

 

77.8

[65.9–86.3]

 

67

Women’s participation in decision-making

 No

68.7

[64.1–73.0]

0.021

64.0

[59.6–68.2]

0.045

783

 One or more decisions

74.6

[70.4–78.4]

 

69.3

[65.0–73.4]

 

810

Exposure to media (at least once a week)

 Not exposed

62.5

[56.7–68.0]

0.000

56.9

[52.2–61.4]

0.000

687

 Exposed

78.5

[75.0–81.7]

 

74.2

[69.9–78.1]

 

919

Total

71.7

[68.1–75.0]

 

66.8

[63.3–70.1]

 

1606