Baseline characteristics of the study participants analysis of Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey, 2015–2016 (n=2943)
| N | Weighted N (%) | |
| Household factors | ||
| Location of household | ||
| Rural | 2347 | 2158 (73.3) |
| Urban | 829 | 784 (26.7) |
| Geographical zone | ||
| Hilly zone | 1099 | 553 (19.4) |
| Coastal zone | 563 | 344 (12.0) |
| Delta zone | 609 | 1002 (35.1) |
| Central plain zone | 815 | 959 (33.5) |
| Household wealth status | ||
| Lowest quintile | 742 | 680 (23.1) |
| Second lowest quintile | 680 | 613 (20.8) |
| Middle quintile | 602 | 528 (18.0) |
| Fourth quintile | 635 | 584 (19.8) |
| Highest quintile | 517 | 539 (18.3) |
| Maternal/partner factors | ||
| Mother’s current age (years) | ||
| Under 20 | 78 | 74 (2.5) |
| 20–29 | 1339 | 1228 (41.7) |
| 30–39 | 1385 | 1325 (45.0) |
| 40 and over | 374 | 315 (10.7) |
| Mother’s education | ||
| No education/primary | 1747 | 1676 (56.9) |
| Secondary or higher | 1429 | 1267 (43.1) |
| Mother’s working status | ||
| Not working | 1136 | 1032 (35.2) |
| Agriculture-related work | 444 | 369 (12.6) |
| Non-agriculture related work | 1588 | 1533 (52.3) |
| Husband’s working status | ||
| Agriculture-related work | 2491 | 1758 (60.3) |
| Non-agriculture related work | 1340 | 1157 (39.7) |
| Husband’s education | ||
| No education/primary | 1560 | 1485 (51.3) |
| Secondary or higher | 1551 | 1409 (48.7) |
| Exposure to mass media | ||
| Reading newspaper or magazine | ||
| No | 1955 | 1792 (60.9) |
| Yes | 1221 | 1150 (39.1) |
| Listening to radio | ||
| No | 1910 | 1740 (59.1) |
| Yes | 1266 | 1202 (40.9) |
| Watching television | ||
| No | 1132 | 762 (25.9) |
| Yes | 2735 | 2181 (74.1) |
| Birth history | ||
| Birth rank | ||
| 4th birth rank and over | 1043 | 566 (19.2) |
| 2nd–3rd birth rank | 1599 | 1277 (43.4) |
| 1st birth rank | 1225 | 1099 (37.4) |
| Preceding birth interval | ||
| Birth interval >3 years | 864 | 453 (15.4) |
| Birth interval <3 years | 1766 | 1379 (47.0) |
| First child | 1225 | 1099 (37.5) |
| Pregnancy, birth and postbirth care | ||
| Place of antenatal care | ||
| Home/other | 1136 | 485 (16.5) |
| Public health facility | 2335 | 2100 (71.4) |
| Private health facility | 396 | 358 (12.2) |
| Birth assistant | ||
| None/traditional birth attendants/other untrained | 1363 | 686 (23.3) |
| Health professional | 2504 | 2257 (76.7) |
| Place of birth | ||
| Non-health facility | 2403 | 1552 (52.7) |
| Health facility | 1464 | 1391 (47.3) |
| Mode of birth | ||
| Non-caesarean section | 3183 | 2272 (77.2) |
| Caesarean section | 684 | 671 (22.8) |
| Postnatal care | ||
| No | 2024 | 1467 (49.8) |
| Yes | 1842 | 1476 (50.2) |