Variable

Survey year

2004/2005

(n = 3409)

2010

(n = 3005)

2015/2016

(n = 4051)

Age (years)

15 - 24

39.48

37.27

40.26

25 - 34

43.82

43.15

40.92

35 - 49

16.70

19.58

18.82

Working Status^ab

Yes

85.56

85.41

74.94

No

14.44

14.59

25.06

Wealth Quintile

Poor

43.98

45.29

45.81

Middle

21.43

21.33

18.38

Rich

34.59

33.37

35.81

Residence

Urban

19.32

20.49

27.36

Rural

80.68

79.51

72.64

Woman’s education level

No education

25.10

25.71

19.36

Primary education

69.56

66.81

63.59

Secondary and above

5.34

7.49

17.05

Marital status

Never married

6.23

6.91

8.39

Married/cohabiting

86.21

84.57

82.01

Widowed/divorced/separated

7.55

8.52

9.60

ANC Visits^cde

0

2.83

2.04

2.31

1 - 3

39.93

59.21

49.63

4+

57.24

38.75

48.06

Place of delivery^fgh

Health facility

51.40

52.04

66.71

Home delivery

48.60

47.96

33.29

Delivery Mode^Ij

94.93

94.82

Normal delivery

96.60

94.93

94.82

Caesarean section

3.40

5.07

5.18

Sex of the child

Male

50.08

49.25

50.92

Female

49.92

50.75

49.08

Birth weight^klm

<2500

7.65

6.25

5.18

≥2500

92.35

93.74

94.82

Parity

1 - 2

41.01

39.15

45.99

3 - 4

28.69

29.47

26.69

5 - 6

16.30

17.93

15.38

7+

14.00

13.45

11.95

Birth Order

1

21.58

19.65

26.79

2 - 3

35.41

35.96

34.49

4+

43.01

44.39

38.79