| n (%) |
---|---|
Socioeconomic characteristics | |
Mother’s age (years) |  |
 15–19 | 291 (14.70) |
 20–24 | 750 (37.91) |
 25–29 | 584 (29.52) |
 30 and above | 354 (17.7) |
Ethnicity | Â |
 Relatively advantaged | 535 (27.1) |
 Relatively disadvantaged | 767 (38.78) |
 Dalit | 275 (13.9) |
 Others | 401 (20.3) |
Wealth quintile | Â |
 Poorest | 414 (21.0) |
 Poorer | 417 (21.1) |
 Middle | 454 (23.0) |
 Richer | 408 (20.6) |
 Richest | 283 (14.4) |
Mother’s education |  |
 No education | 570 (28.8) |
 Primary | 391 (19.8) |
 Secondary | 719 (36.3) |
 Higher | 298 (15.1) |
Mother’s occupation |  |
 Not working | 927 (46.9) |
 Paid | 227 (11.5) |
 Agriculture | 824 (41.6) |
Place of residence | Â |
 Urban | 1,062 (53.7) |
 Rural | 916 (46.3) |
Ecological region | Â |
 Mountain | 131 (6.6) |
 Hill | 760 (38.4) |
 Terai (plain land) | 1087 (55.0) |
Province | Â |
 Province 1 | 338 (17.1) |
 Province 2 | 513 (25.9) |
 Province 3 | 312 (15.8) |
 Province 4 | 164 (8.3) |
 Province 5 | 364 (8.3) |
 Province 6 | 121 (6.1) |
 Province 7 | 166 (8.4) |
 Birth related characteristics |  |
Mother’s age at first birth |  |
 <  20 | 1027 (51.8) |
 > = 20 | 951 (48.1) |
Birth order | Â |
 1 | 806 (40.7) |
 2 | 573 (28.9) |
 3 or more | 600 (30.3) |
 Characteristics related to maternal health service utilization |  |
Frequency of antenatal visits | Â |
 None | 72 (3.6) |
 1–3 | 505 (25.5) |
 4 and more | 1401 (70.9) |
Place of delivery | Â |
 Health facility | 1270 (64.2) |
 Home | 708 (35.8) |
Professional assistance during delivery | Â |
 SBA | 1277 (64.6) |
 Other than SBA | 701 (35.4) |
Mode of delivery | Â |
 Vaginal | 1780 (90.0) |
 Caesarean | 198 (10.0) |