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Table 2 Description of the sample population (n = 94,675)

From: SMS-based family planning communication and its association with modern contraception and maternal healthcare use in selected low-middle-income countries

Variables

Overall (%)

Modern Contraceptive (45.14%)

Timely ANC

(61.25%)

Adequate ANC (76.92%)

Facility delivery (75.68%)

Age groups

 15–19

2.6

2.1

3.9

4.1

4.5

 20–24

13.3

13.0

20.8

21.6

22.1

 25–29

19.9

20.7

29.1

28.6

28.1

 30–34

20.2

21.8

23.9

23.5

23.3

 35–39

17.8

19.6

14.6

14.5

14.4

 40–44

14.5

14.6

6.4

6.3

6.2

 45–49

11.7

8.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

p-value

 

<.001

<.001

<.001

<.001

Residency

 Urban

47.6

48.1

49.7

49.2

52.5

 Rural

52.4

51.9

50.3

50.8

47.5

p-value

 

<.001

<.001

<.001

<.001

Occupation

 Not working

33.2

33.4

41.0

40.4

38.9

 Agri/domestic

26.0

25.1

19.9

21.3

23.0

 Professional/technical

40.7

41.5

39.1

38.3

38.1

p-value

 

<.051

<.104

<.021

<.001

Wealth status

 Q1 (Lowest)

15.8

15.5

15.8

14.9

10.1

 Q2

17.3

17.5

17.2

17.1

15.1

 Q3

19.4

18.8

19.6

19.7

19.5

 Q4

21.6

21.6

21.6

22.2

24.1

 Q5 (Highest)

25.9

26.6

25.8

26.2

31.1

p-value

 

<.001

<.001

<.001

<.001

Parity

 1–2

51.4

50.6

60.3

58.2

57.7

 3–4

30.8

33.9

27.3

27.9

27.6

  > 4

17.9

15.5

12.4

13.9

14.7

p-value

 

<.001

<.001

<.001

<.001

Reads newspaper

 No

61.7

57.3

58.0

58.6

59.4

 Yes

38.3

42.7

42.0

41.4

40.6

p-value

 

<.001

<.001

<.001

< 0.401

Listens to radio

 No

38.2

38.1

36.5

35.9

32.6

 Yes

61.8

61.9

63.5

64.1

67.4

p-value

 

<.001

<.001

<.001

<.001

Watches TV

 No

24.8

20.4

20.3

23.2

26.8

 Yes

75.2

79.6

79.7

76.8

73.2

p-value

 

<.001

<.001

<.001

<.001

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