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Table 1 Household level sample characteristics for women of reproductive age by modern contraceptive use status

From: Women’s empowerment, intrahousehold influences, and health system design on modern contraceptive use in rural Mali: a multilevel analysis of cross-sectional survey data

Household level characteristic

Modern users

N = 626

Non modern users

N = 13,357

All women

N = 14,032

n

%

n

%

n

%

Household size

      

 Median/IQR

6

4, 9

6

4, 9

6

4, 9

 Missing

1

0.2

27

0.2

28

0.2

Distance to health center

      

 < 2 km

243

38.8

2455

18.4

2708

19.3

 2–4.99 km

149

23.8

3327

24.9

3489

24.9

 5–6.99 km

104

16.6

3159

23.7

3273

23.3

 7–9.99 km

52

8.3

2527

18.9

2584

18.4

 ≥ 10

61

9.7

1426

10.7

1494

10.7

 Missing

17

2.7

463

3.5

484

3.5

Household wealth quintilea

      

 Poorest

85

13.6

2294

17.2

2382

17.0

 Poor

108

17.3

2479

18.6

2591

18.5

 Middle

111

17.7

2589

19.4

2709

19.3

 Rich

139

22.2

2844

21.3

2996

21.4

 Richest

175

28.0

2983

22.3

3178

22.7

 Missing

8

1.3

168

1.3

176

1.3

Water and sanitationb

      

 Unimproved toilet facilities

235

37.5

6869

51.4

7127

50.8

 Improved toilet facilities

388

62.0

6437

48.2

6851

48.8

 Missing

3

0.5

51

0.4

54

0.4

 Unimproved water source

150

24.0

6118

45.8

6284

44.8

 Improved water source

476

76.0

7237

54.2

7746

55.2

 Missing

0

0

2

0.0

2

0.0

Food insecurity in past 30 days

      

 Little to no hunger in the household

554

88.5

11,685

87.5

12,280

87.5

 Moderate hunger in the household

45

7.2

932

7.0

980

7.0

 Severe hunger in the household

25

4.0

725

5.4

755

5.4

 Missing

2

0.3

15

0.1

17

0.1

CHW services available

      

 None

469

74.9

9148

68.5

9649

68.8

 Satellite villagec

33

5.3

1868

14.0

1908

13.6

 Posted village

124

19.8

2341

17.5

2475

17.6

Health catchment area

      

 Dimbal

89

14.2

3051

22.8

3145

22.4

 Lessagou

111

17.7

2083

15.6

2195

15.6

 Doundé

68

10.9

1684

12.6

1756

12.5

 Ende

89

14.2

639

4.8

728

5.2

 Soubala

35

5.6

2371

17.8

2407

17.2

 Kanibozon

128

20.5

1302

9.8

1448

10.3

 Koulongon

106

16.9

2227

16.7

2353

16.8

  1. aHousehold wealth quintile here excludes water, sanitation, and hygiene measures, which are reported separately
  2. bWe used the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation harmonized survey questions and definitions to define improved drinking water and improved sanitation [39]
  3. cSatellite villages are within the CHW’s catchment area, 5 km or less of the village where the CHW has a fixed site (posted village)