Table 4 Effect and contribution of each predictor variable in the urban–rural difference in utilisation of maternal healthcare service in Sub-Saharan Africa
Covariates | Antenatal care | Place of delivery | Professional assistance at delivery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficients | %Contribution | Coefficients | %Contribution | Coefficients | %Contribution | |
Mothers age | −0.002*** | −1.7 | 0.001*** | 0.5 | 0.001*** | 0.4 |
Age at first marriage | 0.002*** | 1.8 | 0.006*** | 3.2 | 0.004*** | 2.5 |
Number of children | 0.004* | 4.4 | 0.001** | 0.8 | 0.001* | 0.6 |
Wanted child | −0.001*** | −0.6 | 0.002*** | 1 | 0.002*** | 1.1 |
Family planning method | 0.004*** | 4.3 | 0.009*** | 4.8 | 0.007*** | 4.2 |
Childbirth order | 0.015*** | 16 | 0.014*** | 7.1 | 0.007*** | 4 |
Birth interval | < 0.001*** | −0.5 | −0.001*** | −0.4 | < 0.001*** | −0.2 |
Religion | < 0.001*** | 0.3 | 0.001*** | 0.6 | 0.002*** | 1.1 |
Marital Status | 0.001*** | 0.6 | < 0.001*** | 0.2 | < 0.001** | 0 |
Duration of marriage | −0.001 | −0.8 | −0.001** | −0.7 | −0.001*** | −0.6 |
Sex of head of household | 0.001*** | 0.6 | 0.002*** | 0.8 | < 0.001* | 0.1 |
Husband's age | < 0.001*** | 0.3 | 0.001*** | 0.3 | 0.001*** | 0.5 |
Husband's educational level | 0.013*** | 14.3 | 0.013*** | 6.9 | 0.005*** | 3 |
Husband's wives | 0.002*** | 2.3 | 0.005*** | 2.7 | 0.003*** | 1.9 |
Toilet type | −0.002*** | −1.8 | 0.009*** | 4.8 | −0.001** | −0.4 |
Source of drinking water | 0.004*** | 4.6 | 0.008*** | 4.1 | 0.005*** | 3.1 |
Mothers educational level | 0.014*** | 15.1 | 0.037*** | 19.1 | 0.029*** | 17.1 |
Work status | < 0.001*** | −0.4 | −0.002*** | −1.1 | < 0.001*** | −0.2 |
Wealth index | 0.019*** | 20.2 | 0.072*** | 37 | 0.092*** | 53.3 |
Exposure to media | 0.018*** | 19.2 | 0.019*** | 9.6 | 0.01*** | 5.7 |
Decision on woman’s health | 0.001*** | 1.2 | 0.002*** | 1.1 | 0.004*** | 2.1 |
Country | 0.001*** | 0.7 | −0.005*** | −2.5 | 0.001*** | 0.6 |