Research Article
Utilization and Determinants of Antenatal Care Visits in East African Countries: A Multicountry Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys
Table 2
Individual- and country-level distribution of variables in 12 East African countries from 2008 to 2018.
| Variables | Frequency (N = 100,224) | Percent |
| Country | Burundi | 8940 | 8.92 | Ethiopia | 7590 | 7.57 | Kenya | 14438 | 14.41 | Comoros | 1891 | 1.89 | Madagascar | 8526 | 8.51 | Malawi | 13515 | 13.49 | Mozambique | 7726 | 7.71 | Rwanda | 6059 | 6.05 | Tanzania | 7078 | 7.06 | Uganda | 10152 | 10.13 | Zambia | 9316 | 9.30 | Zimbabwe | 4987 | 4.98 |
| Residence | Urban | 23889 | 23.84 | Rural | 76335 | 76.16 |
| Age group | 15–24 | 30894 | 30.83 | 25–34 | 46,197 | 46.47 | 35–49 | 23,132 | 23.08 |
| Marital status | Single | 30853 | 30.78 | Married | 69,370 | 69.22 |
| Educational status | No education | 21871 | 21.83 | Primary | 53,271 | 53.16 | Secondary | 21,283 | 21.24 | Higher | 3787 | 3.78 |
| Husband education (N = 81,838) | No education | 16604 | 20.29 | Primary | 40,065 | 48.96 | Secondary | 20520 | 25.07 | Higher | 4648 | 5.68 |
| Literacy level | Illiterate | 35,309 | 35.25 | Literate | 64,846 | 64.75 |
| Maternal occupation (92,572) | Unemployed | 25936 | 28.02 | Employed | 66636 | 77.98 |
| Birth order | 1 | 22,140 | 22.09 | 2–4 | 48,600 | 48.49 | 5+ | 29,482 | 29.42 |
| Pregnant wanted (N = 86,272) | Yes | 78226 | 90.67 | No | 8046 | 9.33 |
| Contraceptive utilization (N = 92,661) | No | 19,306 | 20.84 | Yes | 73,354 | 79.16 |
| Wealth index | Poor | 42960 | 42.86 | Middle | 19503 | 19.46 | Rich | 37759 | |
| Accessing health care | Not serious problem | 44387 | 44.22 | Serious problem | 55837 | 55.77 |
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