|
Demographic characteristics
|
|
Area of residence
|
Urban
|
4731
|
23.3 (20.6–26.2)
|
|
Rural
|
15,006
|
76.8 (73.8–79.4)
|
|
Mother’s age (years)
|
15–19
|
862
|
4.4 (4.0–4.8)
|
|
20–24
|
4825
|
25.3 (24.2–26.4)
|
|
25–29
|
5701
|
28.6 (27.6–29.5)
|
|
30–34
|
3632
|
17.7 (16.7–18.7)
|
|
35–39
|
2856
|
15.1 (14.0–16.3)
|
|
40–44
|
1288
|
5.8 (5.2–6.6)
|
|
45–49
|
573
|
3.2 (2.8–3.7)
|
|
Marital status
|
Married
|
19,525
|
99.1 (98.9–99.3)
|
|
Widowed
|
168
|
0.7 (0.6–1.0)
|
|
Divorced/separated
|
44
|
0.02 (0.1–0.2)
|
|
Mother’s highest education level
|
None
|
16,787
|
82.9 (80.9–84.7)
|
|
Primary
|
1401
|
8.1 (7.3–9.0)
|
|
Secondary
|
1246
|
7.3 (6.2–8.6)
|
|
Higher
|
303
|
1.7 (1.3–2.1)
|
|
Husband’s highest education level (N = 19,485)
|
None
|
11,011
|
57.6 (55.3–59.8)
|
|
Primary
|
2713
|
14.8 (13.7–15.8)
|
|
Secondary
|
4381
|
21.3 (19.8–22.8)
|
|
Higher
|
1380
|
6.4 (5.7–7.3)
|
|
Mother’s employment status (N = 19,673)
|
Unemployed
|
17,649
|
88.9 (86.7–90.8)
|
|
Employed
|
2024
|
11.1 (9.2–13.3)
|
|
Husband’s type of employment (N = 19,675)
|
Non-manual
|
13,373
|
65.3 (63.3–67.2)
|
|
Skilled manual
|
2889
|
16.7 (14.5–19.0)
|
|
Unskilled manual
|
3413
|
18.1 (16.7–19.5)
|
|
Pashtun
|
8482
|
40.0 (36.0–44.1)
|
|
Ethnicity (N = 19,702)
|
Tajik
|
5820
|
32.3 (29.0–35.9)
|
|
Hazara
|
1717
|
9.1 (6.8–12.1)
|
|
Uzbek
|
1344
|
11.2 (7.3–16.9)
|
|
Other
|
2339
|
7.4 (6.0–9.1)
|
|
Combined wealth index
|
Poorest
|
3721
|
19.9 (18.0–22.0)
|
|
Poorer
|
4485
|
20.2 (18.7–21.8)
|
|
Middle
|
4365
|
20.5 (18.5–22.6)
|
|
Richer
|
4268
|
20.7 (18.6–22.9)
|
|
Richest
|
2898
|
18.8 (16.6–21.2)
|
|
Reproductive characteristics
|
|
Sufficient antenatal TTCV (N = 18,782)
|
No
|
9187
|
45.9 (42.6–49.1)
|
|
Yes
|
9595
|
54.1 (50.9–57.4)
|
|
Number living children
|
None
|
116
|
5.5 (4.2–7.1)
|
|
1–2
|
6374
|
33.6 (32.3–34.9)
|
|
3–4
|
5966
|
30.2 (29.1–31.2)
|
|
5–6
|
4108
|
20.4 (19.4–21.4)
|
|
7–8
|
2204
|
10.8 (10.1–11.6)
|
|
9+
|
969
|
4.6 (4.1–5.0)
|
|
Variable
|
Category
|
N
|
Wt% (95% CI)b
|
|
Birth order
|
1
|
2940
|
15.2 (14.3–16.2)
|
|
2
|
3096
|
16.7 (15.7–17.9)
|
|
3
|
2930
|
15.1 (14.4–15.8)
|
|
4
|
2649
|
13.3 (12.5–14.2)
|
|
5+
|
8122
|
40.0 (38.5–40.9)
|
|
Number ANC visits (N = 19,297)
|
None
|
8506
|
38.8 (35.6–42.1)
|
|
1
|
2136
|
12.2 (11.2–13.3)
|
|
2
|
3246
|
18.0 (16.6–19.6)
|
|
3
|
2213
|
12.7 (11.2–14.4)
|
|
4+
|
3196
|
18.2 (16.8–19.7)
|
|
Wanted last child (N = 19,716)
|
Wanted child then
|
17,776
|
89.0 (87.9–90.0)
|
|
Wanted child later
|
1110
|
6.0 (5.4–6.7)
|
|
Did not want
|
830
|
5.0 (4.3–5.9)
|
|
Distance to health facility (N = 19,690)
|
Big problem
|
13,527
|
68.1 (66.0–70.3)
|
|
Not a big problem
|
6163
|
31.9 (29.8–34.0)
|
|
Getting permission to seek medical care (N = 19,688)
|
Big problem
|
11,499
|
51.3 (48.2–54.4)
|
|
Not a big problem
|
8189
|
48.7 (45.6–51.8)
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