Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants of the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey
Variable | n (weighted %) |
|---|---|
Residence | Â |
Urban | 4574 (38.6) |
Rural | 7289 (61.4) |
Age (years) | Â |
15–19 | 785 (6.6) |
20–34 | 8825(74.4) |
35–49 | 2253 (19.0) |
Region/Province | Â |
Coast | 1107 (9.3) |
Northeastern | 406 (3.4) |
Eastern | 1336 (11.3) |
Central | 1380 (11.6) |
Rift Valley | 3605 (30.4) |
Western | 1253 (10.6) |
Nyanza | 1406 (11.8) |
Nairobi | 1371 (11.6) |
Religion | Â |
Christians | 10,220 (88.5) |
Muslims | 1120 (9.7) |
Others | 209 (1.8) |
Education | Â |
None/primary | 5311 (44.8) |
Secondary | 4231 (35.7) |
Tertiary | 2321 (19.6) |
Working status/occupation | Â |
Working | 6791 (57.3) |
Not working | 5063 (42.7) |
Wealth index | Â |
Poorest | 2523 (21.3) |
Poorer | 2062 (17.4) |
Middle | 2074 (17.5) |
Richer | 2510 (21.2) |
Richest | 2695 (22.7) |
Marital status | Â |
Single | 1298(10.9) |
Married | 9519 (80.2) |
Divorced/widowed/separated | 1046 (8.8) |
Husband’s working status/occupation |  |
Working | 8632 (91) |
Not working | 858 (9.0) |
Husband’s education |  |
None/primary | 4206 (44.2) |
Secondary | 2984 (31.4) |
Tertiary | 2329 (24.5) |
Health seeking decision making | Â |
Self | 3618 (38.5) |
Partner | 1590 (16.7) |
Joint | 4279 (44.9) |
Others | 32 (0.3) |
Sex of household head | Â |
Male | 8483 (71.5) |
Female | 3380 (28.5) |
Household size (members) | Â |
≤ 4 | 2493 (21.0) |
≥ 5 | 9370 (79.0) |
Living children | Â |
≤ 2 | 6395 (53.9) |
3–4 | 3360 (28.3) |
≥ 5 | 2108 (17.8) |
Newspapers | Â |
Yes | 2037 (17.2) |
No | 9826 (82.8) |
TV | Â |
No | 7303 (61.6) |
Yes | 4561 (38.4) |
Radio | Â |
Yes | 8809 (74.3) |
No | 3055 (25.7) |
Internet use | Â |
Yes | 5684 (47.9) |
No | 6179 (52.1) |
Telephone | Â |
Yes | 9626 (81.1) |
No | 2237 (18.9) |
Age at first birth (years) | Â |
≤ 19 | 5503 (47.3) |
20–24 | 4630 (39.8) |
25–29 | 1215 (10.4) |
30–34 | 229 (2.0) |
≥ 35 | 57 (0.5) |
Pregnancy wanted | Â |
Yes | 10,823 (91.2) |
No | 1041 (8.8) |
Preceding pregnancy interval | Â |
≤ 24 Months | 2111 (24.6) |
≥ 25 Months | 6475 (75.4) |
ANC Visits | Â |
≤ 3 | 3157 (32.8) |
≥ 4 | 6472 (67.2) |
Timing of first ANC visit | Â |
1st trimester | 2920 (31) |
2nd trimester | 5671 (60.1) |
3rd trimester | 841 (8.9) |
Quality of ANC | Â |
Yes | 5877 (61.2) |
No | 3728 (38.8) |
Received postnatal information or service from a community health worker | Â |
Yes | 76 (1.2) |
No | 6103 (98.8) |
Mode of last delivery | Â |
Cesarean section | 1867 (17.1) |
Vaginal | 9043 (82.9) |
Place of delivery | Â |
Facility | 9328 (88.2) |
Others | 1246 (11.8) |
The specific place of delivery | Â |
Home | 1246 (11.7) |
Public health facility | 6927 (65.2) |
Private health facility | 1796 (16.9) |
NGO | 31 (0.3) |
FBO | 574 (5.4) |
Others | 55 (0.5) |
Delivery Assistant | Â |
Doctor | 6506 (62.2) |
Nurse/midwife/clinical officer | 2954 (28.2) |
Others | 996 (9.5) |
Time to the health facility (minutes) | Â |
≤ 30 | 4515 (73.1) |
31–60 | 1168 (18.9) |
≥ 61 | 496 (8) |
Quality intrapartum care | Â |
Yes | 3413 (60.8) |
No | 2205 (39.2) |
Treated with respect at health facility | Â |
All the time | 3833 (87.3) |
Sometimes | 411 (9.4) |
Not at all | 145 (3.3) |
Weighing baby | Â |
Yes | 4717 (88.2) |
No | 629 (11.8) |
Sex of child | Â |
Male | 5333 (51.0) |
Female | 5121 (49.0) |
Current age of the Child (years) | Â |
≤ 1 | 6897 (68.1) |
≥ 2 | 3230 (31.9) |
Postnatal care provider | Â |
Doctor | 3585 (49.7) |
Nurse/midwife/clinical officer | 3610 (50.1) |
Others | 13 (0.2) |