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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Respondents

From: Charting health system reconstruction in post-war Liberia: a comparison of rural vs. remote healthcare utilization

Variable

2007 DHS (Rural)

2013 DHS (Rural)

Konobo

Sample Size

 Women

3,634

5,061

555

 Households

4,218

5,883

555

 Median age, years (IQR)

30 (24–39)

30 (23–39)

30 (26–38)

Median age, years (IQR)

 17–19

8.8 (7.7–10.1)

11.2 (10.2–12.3)

3.8 (2.5–5.8)

 20–24

19.7 (18.2–21.3)

17.5 (16.2–18.7)

16.4 (13.3–20.0)

 25–29

17.4 (15.8–19.2)

18.5 (17.2–19.9)

22.4 (18.4–27.1)

 30–34

14.7 (13.2–16.4)

15.3 (13.9–16.8)

21.0 (17.6–24.9)

 35–39

15.5 (14.1–17.0)

14.5 (13.3–15.8)

14.2 (11.3–17.6)

 40–44

11.1 (10.0–12.3)

11.7 (10.7–12.9)

13.2 (10.7–16.3)

 45–49

12.8 (11.3–14.4)

11.4 (10.2–12.7)

9.0 (6.7–11.9)

Mean household size, persons (95 % CI)

4.96 (4.80–5.11)

5.0 (4.86–5.15)

5.99 (5.61–6.37)

Education, % (95 % CI)

 None

58.2 (53.8–62.4)

53.7 (50.9–56.6)

27.6 (23.2–32.3)

 Primary

31.8 (28.7–35.1)

31.4 (29.5–33.3)

50.0 (44.9–55.0_

 Secondary or higher

10.0 (8.11–12.2)

14.9 (13.2–16.9)

22.5 (16.6–29.7)

Median age at first birth for women 20–49, years (IQR)

18.0 (16–21)

18 (16–20)

17 (16–19)

Median children ever born, persons (IQR)

3 (1–5)

3 (1–6)

4 (2–6)

Children ever-born, persons, mean (95 % CI)

3.89 (3.78–4.01)

4.08 (3.94–4.21)

4.40 (4.09–4.76)

 17–19

0.65 (0.53–0.78)

0.69 (0.63–0.74)

1.32 (1.06–1.59)

 20–24

1.62 (1.51–1.72)

1.86 (1.78–1.95)

2.32 (2.02–2.62)

 25–29

2.97 (2.81–3.12)

3.22 (3.11–3.33)

3.09 (2.73–3.44)

 30–34

4.12 (3.94–4.32)

4.59 (4.43–4.76)

4.04 (3.56–4.53)

 35–39

5.39 (5.11–5.67)

5.71 (5.53–5.89)

5.20 (4.79–6.44)

 40–44

6.33 (6.02–6.65)

6.24 (5.92–6.55)

6.86 (6.17–7.55)

 45–49

6.70 (6.39–7.01)

7.18 (6.82–7.54)

8.11 (7.28–8.94)

Pregnant in last 5 years, % (95 % CI)

67.9 (65.6–70.1)

66.4 (64.7–68.1)

77.1 (72.7–80.9)

Walking time to nearest facility, % (95 % CI)

 60 min or less

Data not available

40.6 (33.7–47.8)

10.8 (5.0–21.9)

 61–120 min

Data not available

27.5 (23.3–32.0)

16.0 (8.8–27.4)

  > 120 min

Data not available

32.0 (26.6–37.8)

73.2 (59.5–83.5)