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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and health services use among respondents to the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey, November 2014–April 2015a

From: Effect of a community health worker mHealth monitoring system on uptake of maternal and newborn health services in Rwanda

 

Overall sample (N = 7766)

Antenatal care (at least 1 visit)

Antenatal care (at least 4 visits)

Antenatal care (in the 1st trimester)

Health facility delivery

BCG vaccination

Polio 0 vaccination

n (%)

%

%

%

%

%

%

Maternal age

 15–29 years

3802 (49.0)

99.07

45.78

61.69

94.01

98.29

90.57

 30–49 years

3964 (51.0)

99.23

41.95

51.74

87.27

98.17

90.46

Education

 no education

1156 (14.9)

98.28

36.96

48.65

81.92

97.04

85.15

 primary

5627 (72.5)

99.29

44.07

56.35

91.23

98.24

90.73

 secondary

824 (10.6)

99.23

45.25

63.14

96.74

99.71

94.95

 post-secondary

158 (2.0)

99.76

74.17

82.85

98.17

98.54

97.28

Place of residence

 urban

1272 (16.4)

98.78

43.90

56.48

96.94

98.25

94.77

 rural

6494 (83.6)

99.22

43.80

56.62

89.32

98.22

89.67

Married

 no

1388 (17.9)

98.38

37.08

51.54

89.98

97.72

89.29

 yes

6378 (82.1)

99.35

45.54

57.87

90.7

98.34

90.78

Wealth quintile

 lowest

1891 (24.4)

98.73

41.35

54.61

83.99

97.76

86.74

 second

1676 (21.6)

99.24

43.55

55.00

90.96

98.03

88.80

 middle

1530 (19.7)

99.21

45.17

57.93

90.64

98.46

92.24

 fourth

1340 (17.3)

99.7

45.49

57.99

92.77

98.19

91.13

 highest

1327 (17.1)

98.99

44.3

58.32

97.16

98.89

95.28

  1. a All estimates are weighted to account for the Rwanda demographic and health survey design. Our study sample included data from 29/30 Rwandan districts which scaled up RapidSMS in 2013