Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of women utilizing maternal healthcare by urban–rural status

Maternal age group

(155.74)

(43.26)

(88.01)

(449.85)

(75.17)

(315.38)

 15–19

5.4

7.3

6.6

8.2

6.7

8.1

 20–24

22.3

23.1

22.9

24.2

23.0

23.6

 25–29

28.5

25.4

27.6

24.5

27.5

24.7

 30–34

22.0

20.0

21.2

19.7

21.1

19.6

 35+ 

21.8

24.2

21.7

23.5

21.8

23.9

Maternal age at first marriage

(761.79)

(885.80)

(1694.82)

(5324.80)

(1063.46)

(3579.47)

 Never married

10.7

7.1

11.3

7.6

11.1

6.9

  < 18

29.3

43.9

31.4

43.0

32.8

45.6

 18–24

45.0

42.0

44.9

42.8

44.3

41.4

 25+ 

14.9

7.0

12.3

6.5

11.9

6.1

Number children ever born

(665.69)

(636.00)

(1900.39)

(1268.34)

(2713.18)

 1

29.2

21.1

27.5

22.5

26.7

20.9

 2

24.0

18.6

23.1

18.5

22.8

17.9

 3

17.4

16.1

17.3

15.5

17.2

15.5

 4

11.4

13.0

12.1

12.7

12.2

12.8

 5+ 

17.9

31.2

20.0

30.9

21.1

33.0

Wanted pregnancy

(156.11)

(16.20)

(112.70)

(177.58)

(1923.60)

 Then

73.8

73.8

70.1

69.8

70.1

71.1

 Later

20.8

19.9

23.4

22.9

23.3

21.8

 No more

5.4

6.3

6.5

7.3

6.5

7.1

Current method of family planning

(260.44)

(1404.73)

(1891.19)

(7897.62)

(1452.98)

(5774.34)

 None

58.8

65.6

59.2

64.8

60.5

67.6

 Modern

35.8

31.4

35.8

31.7

34.7

29.2

 Traditional

4.9

2.5

4.5

3.1

4.3

2.8

 Others

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.4

Child's birth order

(698.52)

(689.13)

(2062.46)

(4447.23)

(1366.42)

(2865.13)

 First

29.2

21.1

27.5

22.5

26.7

20.9

 Second

24.0

18.6

23.1

18.5

22.8

17.9

 Third

17.4

16.1

17.3

15.5

17.2

15.5

 Fourth

11.4

13.0

12.1

12.7

12.2

12.8

 Fifth

7.2

10.2

7.8

10.0

8.0

10.3

 Higher

10.7

21.0

12.2

20.9

13.1

22.6

Length of preceding birth

(518.19)

(758.19)

(1518.38)

(4326.72)

(964.93)

(2671.16)

 First birth

29.2

21.1

27.5

22.5

26.7

20.9

  < 24 months

9.5

11.0

10.7

11.2

11.2

12.4

 24–59 months

43.2

54.1

44.4

53.1

45.2

54.1

 60+ months

18.1

13.8

17.4

13.3

17.0

12.6

Religion

(43.58)

(1212.86)

(1248.58)

(9316.70)

(1190.36)

(7567.68)

 Muslim

27.8

24.3

26.0

21.6

26.7

24.4

 Christian

62.2

65.7

62.8

67.8

62.2

64.9

 Others

10.0

10.0

11.2

10.6

11.1

10.6

Woman's current marital status

(12.68)

(113.78)

(111.24)

(1367.92)

(45.45)

(703.64)

 Never married

10.7

7.1

11.3

7.6

11.1

6.9

 Married or living together

81.4

85.7

80.5

84.6

80.7

85.7

 Formerly in union

7.9

7.2

8.2

7.7

8.3

7.4

Marital or cohabitation duration

(260.28)

(363.89)

(778.98)

(3228.56)

(549.64)

(2096.15)

 Never married

10.7

7.1

11.3

7.6

11.1

6.9

 0 to 4

26.9

22.0

25.6

22.9

25.1

21.8

 5 to 9

26.6

24.6

25.8

24.4

25.8

24.5

 10 to 14

17.4

19.6

17.7

19.0

17.9

19.6

 15+ 

18.4

26.7

19.5

26.0

20.1

27.1

Sex of household head

(8.63)

(83.99)

(30.78)

(816.25)

(4.09)

(328.84)

 Male

74.6

79.0

74.9

78.2

75.2

79.5

 Female

25.4

21.0

25.1

21.8

24.8

20.5

Age of husband/partner

(126.10)

(102.8)

(165.41)

(2234.46)

(187.22)

(1771.45)

 15–24

4.9

7.6

6.0

8.9

6.1

8.4

 25–29

17.7

18.5

18.5

19.7

18.5

19.1

 30–34

23.7

21.1

22.9

21.0

22.7

20.7

 35+ 

53.8

52.8

52.6

50.4

52.8

51.8

Partner's educational level

(1126.33)

(1604.19)

(2976.98)

(11,536.30)

(2303.29)

(8857.36)

 No education

16.5

32.0

16.6

28.5

17.6

31.9

 Primary

20.1

35.9

22.8

39.8

23.2

38.5

 Secondary

44.8

27.9

45.4

27.8

44.8

26.1

 Higher

18.6

4.3

15.1

3.8

14.4

3.5

Number of other wives

(111.38)

(404.55)

(840.49)

(3491.84)

(488.97)

(2670.86)

 Never married

10.7

7.1

11.3

7.6

11.1

6.9

 No other wives

77.7

73.9

76.9

74.4

76.5

73.9

 Husband has other wives

11.5

19.0

11.7

17.9

12.4

19.2

Type of toilet facility

(1173.38)

(764.54)

(1849.67)

(9169.66)

(1190.89)

(3463.61)

 No facility

9.4

31.9

9.4

26.4

10.4

31.5

 Flush toilet

37.8

5.3

31.9

4.4

31.3

4.0

 Pit toilet latrine

51.1

61.8

56.9

68.4

56.5

63.6

 Others

1.6

0.9

1.8

0.8

1.8

0.8

The primary source of drinking water

(653.98)

(550.26)

(2909.73)

(2331.64)

(2133.14)

(1512.59)

 Piped water

62.2

21.0

61.9

20.9

60.3

19.5

 Well water

23.9

50.8

24.5

50.2

25.7

51.4

 Surface water

5.4

26.0

6.7

26.9

7.1

27.3

 Other sources

8.5

2.1

6.9

2.0

6.9

1.9

Woman's Highest educational level

(1354.01)

(2050.50)

(4380.38)

(15,386.76)

(3522.65)

(12,317.41)

 No education

19.2

37.0

19.4

33.2

20.6

36.8

 Primary

25.3

39.4

28.4

43.3

29.1

42.0

 Secondary

43.5

21.5

42.9

21.6

41.6

19.6

 Higher

11.9

2.1

9.2

1.9

8.7

1.7

Currently working

(49.09)

(177.76)

(70.63)

(1704.62)

(10.50)

(723.42)

 No

36.7

33.0

37.8

31.8

38.3

33.9

 Yes

63.3

67.0

62.2

68.2

61.7

66.1

Household wealth index

(745.27)

(612.77)

(5318.88)

(5788.88)

(5889.99)

(8922.42)

 Poor

11.5

56.0

12.1

52.4

13.1

52.7

 Middle

10.0

17.2

10.1

19.6

10.2

19.3

 Rich

78.5

26.8

77.8

27.9

76.7

28.0

Media Exposure

(837.52)

(1202.37)

(2027.92)

(4245.84)

(1450.63)

(2248.54)

 Unexposed

25.4

55.6

28.9

56.7

30.2

59.6

 Exposed

74.6

44.4

71.1

43.3

69.8

40.4

Final say on woman's health care

(85.96)

(710.59)

(636.74)

(4133.76)

(734.67)

(4534.15)

 Woman alone

15.5

13.9

15.4

13.8

15.4

13.7

 Woman and husband/partner

49.8

47.3

49.5

48.0

49.2

47.0

 Husband/partner

34.3

38.1

34.5

37.5

34.9

38.7

 Someone else

0.4

0.7

0.5

0.7

0.5

0.6