Socioeconomic and demographic predictors of birth spacing* among parous mothers
| Inter-pregnancy spacing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | <24 months | ⩾24 months | |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| *Number of months between last and current pregnancy. †Number of co-residents (excluding newborn) divided by number of rooms (excluding kitchen and bathrooms). ‡χ2 Test. | |||
| Total | 2466 (100) | 638 (25.9) | 1828 (74.1) |
| Household | |||
| Crowding index† | |||
| <1 | 1158 (46.9) | 325 (50.9) | 833 (45.6) |
| 1–2 | 1097 (44.4) | 266 (41.7) | 831 (45.5) |
| >2 | 211 (8.6) | 47 (7.4) | 164 (9.0) |
| p = 0.054‡ | |||
| Maternal | |||
| Age at delivery | |||
| <25 | 297 (12.3) | 143 (23.0) | 154 (8.6) |
| 25–29 | 702 (29.3) | 228 (36.6) | 474 (26.7) |
| 30–34 | 819 (34.1) | 158 (25.4) | 661 (37.2) |
| 35+ | 582 (24.3) | 94 (15.1) | 488 (27.5) |
| p<0.001‡ | |||
| Education | |||
| Illiterate to primary | 324 (13.3) | 82 (13.0) | 242 (13.4) |
| Intermediate to secondary | 1049 (43.1) | 271 (43.1) | 778 (43.1) |
| Technical or higher | 1060 (43.6) | 276 (43.9) | 784 (43.5) |
| p = 0.97‡ | |||
| Work status | |||
| Never worked | 1366 (55.4) | 376 (58.9) | 990 (54.2) |
| Worked previously | 589 (23.9) | 138 (21.6) | 451 (24.7) |
| Currently working | 511 (20.7) | 124 (19.4) | 387 (21.2) |
| p = 0.11‡ | |||
| Parity | |||
| I | 1207 (48.9) | 399 (62.5) | 808 (44.2) |
| II+ | 1259 (51.1) | 239 (37.5) | 1020 (55.8) |
| p<0.001‡ | |||
| Paternal | |||
| Education | |||
| Illiterate to primary | 294 (12.2) | 76 (12.2) | 218 (12.2) |
| Intermediate to secondary | 879 (36.3) | 228 (36.5) | 651 (36.3) |
| Technical or higher | 1245 (51.5) | 321 (51.4) | 924 (51.5) |
| 0.99‡ | |||
| Occupation | |||
| Legislators, senior officials, and managers | 296 (12.6) | 80 (13.1) | 216 (12.5) |
| Professionals | 352 (15.0) | 80 (13.1) | 272 (15.7) |
| Technicians and associate professionals | 880 (37.6) | 224 (36.7) | 656 (37.9) |
| Clerical and sales workers | 367 (15.7) | 103 (16.9) | 264 (15.3) |
| Skilled workers | 183 (7.8) | 58 (9.5) | 125 (7.2) |
| Unskilled workers | 243 (10.4) | 62 (10.1) | 181 (10.5) |
| Unemployed | 20 (0.9) | 4 (0.7) | 16 (0.9) |
| 0.37‡ | |||