Overall satisfaction with services received | Recommend to others | Total n (%)† | ||||||||
Agree | Disagree/neutral | Agree | Disagree/neutral | |||||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||||
Overall sample | 2361 | 88.4 | 305 | 11.6 | 2385 | 89.3 | 287 | 10.8 | 2672 | 100.0 |
Maternal age (years) | ||||||||||
15–19 | 258 | 10.9 | 27 | 8.9 | 257 | 10.8 | 30 | 10.5 | 287 | 10.7 |
20–24 | 509 | 21.6 | 65 | 21.3 | 511 | 21.4 | 64 | 22.3 | 575 | 21.5 |
25–29 | 665 | 28.2 | 86 | 28.2 | 673 | 28.2 | 79 | 27.5 | 752 | 28.1 |
30–34 | 566 | 24.0 | 83 | 27.2 | 581 | 24.4 | 69 | 24.0 | 650 | 24.3 |
>35 | 363 | 15.4 | 44 | 14.4 | 363 | 15.2 | 45 | 15.7 | 408 | 15.3 |
Marital status | ||||||||||
Married/cohabitating | 2160 | 91.5 | 275 | 90.5 | 2182 | 91.5 | 257 | 89.9 | 2439 | 91.4 |
Single/never married | 179 | 7.6 | 26 | 8.6 | 180 | 7.6 | 27 | 9.4 | 207 | 7.8 |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 21 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 22 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.7 | 24 | 0.9 |
Education‡ | ||||||||||
No education | 305 | 12.9 | 33 | 10.9 | 306 | 12.8 | 32 | 11.1 | 338 | 12.7 |
Preprimary | 259 | 11.0 | 29 | 9.5 | 260 | 10.9 | 29 | 10.1 | 289 | 10.8 |
Primary | 673 | 28.5 | 66 | 21.7 | 664 | 27.8 | 77 | 26.8 | 741 | 27.8 |
Secondary | 645 | 27.3 | 84 | 27.6 | 651 | 27.3 | 81 | 28.2 | 732 | 27.4 |
Postsecondary/tertiary | 439 | 18.6 | 90 | 29.6 | 464 | 19.5 | 65 | 22.6 | 529 | 19.8 |
Vocational/other | 38 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 37 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 40 | 1.5 |
No of previous pregnancies | ||||||||||
1 | 808 | 34.3 | 110 | 36.1 | 815 | 34.3 | 106 | 36.9 | 921 | 34.6 |
2 | 572 | 24.3 | 76 | 24.9 | 574 | 24.1 | 75 | 26.1 | 649 | 24.3 |
3 | 399 | 16.9 | 44 | 14.4 | 405 | 17.0 | 38 | 13.2 | 443 | 16.6 |
>4 | 576 | 24.5 | 75 | 24.6 | 585 | 24.6 | 68 | 23.7 | 653 | 24.5 |
No of previous births | ||||||||||
1 | 1390 | 59.0 | 165 | 54.3 | 1397 | 58.7 | 163 | 57.0 | 1560 | 58.5 |
2 | 439 | 18.6 | 72 | 23.7 | 444 | 18.7 | 67 | 23.4 | 511 | 19.2 |
3 | 240 | 10.2 | 38 | 12.5 | 254 | 10.7 | 24 | 8.4 | 278 | 10.4 |
>4 | 287 | 12.2 | 29 | 9.5 | 285 | 12.0 | 32 | 11.2 | 317 | 11.9 |
No of children alive today | ||||||||||
0 | 26 | 1.1 | 7 | 2.3 | 28 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.7 | 33 | 1.2 |
1 | 981 | 41.6 | 122 | 40.1 | 979 | 41.1 | 128 | 44.8 | 1107 | 41.5 |
2 | 603 | 25.6 | 85 | 28 | 614 | 25.8 | 74 | 25.9 | 688 | 25.8 |
3 | 349 | 14.8 | 50 | 16.4 | 362 | 15.2 | 37 | 12.9 | 399 | 15.0 |
>4 | 398 | 16.9 | 40 | 13.2 | 398 | 16.7 | 42 | 14.7 | 440 | 16.5 |
Currently breastfeeding§ | ||||||||||
No | 66 | 2.8 | 20 | 6.6 | 71 | 3.0 | 16 | 5.6 | 87 | 3.3 |
Yes | 2294 | 97.2 | 284 | 93.4 | 2313 | 97.0 | 270 | 94.4 | 2583 | 96.7 |
Time of initiation of breastfeeding§ | ||||||||||
Within 1 hour | 1216 | 52.7 | 123 | 42.9 | 1229 | 52.8 | 111 | 40.7 | 1340 | 51.5 |
Within 24 hours | 875 | 37.9 | 130 | 45.3 | 888 | 38.1 | 120 | 44.0 | 1008 | 38.8 |
More than 24 hours | 218 | 9.4 | 34 | 11.8 | 211 | 9.1 | 42 | 154 | 253 | 9.7 |
No of babies at most recent birth | ||||||||||
1 (singleton) | 2314 | 98.0 | 297 | 97.4 | 2336 | 97.9 | 281 | 97.9 | 2617 | 97.9 |
2 (twins) | 47 | 2.0 | 8 | 2.6 | 49 | 2.1 | 6 | 2.1 | 55 | 2.1 |
Sex of baby at most recent birth | ||||||||||
Female | 1261 | 53.4 | 154 | 50.5 | 1280 | 53.7 | 137 | 47.7 | 1417 | 53.1 |
Male | 1084 | 45.9 | 148 | 48.5 | 1088 | 45.6 | 148 | 51.6 | 1236 | 46.3 |
Both (for twins) | 15 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 16 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.7 | 18 | 0.7 |
Baby status at interview†§ | ||||||||||
Baby alive at interview | 2293 | 97.2 | 283 | 93.1 | 2315 | 97.1 | 266 | 93.3 | 2581 | 96.7 |
Baby not alive at interview | 67 | 2.8 | 21 | 6.9 | 69 | 2.9 | 19 | 6.7 | 88 | 3.3 |
Mode of birth | ||||||||||
Vaginal birth | 1936 | 82.0 | 245 | 80.6 | 1963 | 82.3 | 224 | 78.3 | 2187 | 81.9 |
Caesarean birth | 424 | 18.0 | 59 | 19.4 | 421 | 17.7 | 62 | 21.7 | 483 | 18.1 |
Countries§ | ||||||||||
Ghana | 740 | 31.3 | 91 | 29.8 | 727 | 30.5 | 109 | 38.0 | 836 | 31.3 |
Guinea | 585 | 24.8 | 58 | 19.0 | 588 | 24.7 | 56 | 19.5 | 644 | 24.1 |
Myanmar | 559 | 23.7 | 72 | 23.6 | 554 | 23.2 | 77 | 26.8 | 631 | 23.6 |
Nigeria | 477 | 20.2 | 84 | 27.5 | 516 | 21.6 | 45 | 15.7 | 561 | 21.0 |
*Percentages exclude unknowns for each variable.
†As for twins, if one of the babies or both the babies die, the pair was categorised as not alive.
‡Significant at p<0.05 for overall satisfaction with services received outcome.
§Significant at p<0.05 for overall satisfaction with services received outcome and recommend to others outcome.