From: Utilizing maternal healthcare services: are female-headed households faring poorly?
 | complete maternal healthcare utilization (in %) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Independent variables | male-headed households | female-headed households | Â |
Educational attainment | Â | Â | Â |
No education | 14.34 | 11.68 | Â |
Primary | 17.84 | 14.04 | Â |
Secondary | 26.12 | 24.85 | Â |
Higher | 36.11 | 37.89 | Â |
Working Status | Â | Â | Â |
Working | 24.58 | 23.91 | Â |
Not working | 24.17 | 21.99 | Â |
Health Insurance coverage | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 27.4 | 26.07 | Â |
No | 23.05 | 20.82 | Â |
Exposure to mass media | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 31.82 | 30.7 | Â |
No | 20.94 | 18.86 | Â |
Woman’s Participation Index |  |  |  |
Yes | 25.26 | 22.79 | Â |
No | 20.26 | 20.33 | Â |
Possession of bank account | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 25.66 | 23.71 | Â |
No | 18.8 | 16.29 | Â |
Partner’s educational attainment |  |  |  |
No education | 14.15 | 11.39 | Â |
Primary | 19.05 | 16 | Â |
Secondary | 25.19 | 25.19 | Â |
Higher | 33.03 | 30.63 | Â |
Religion | Â | Â | Â |
Hindu | 25.08 | 23.72 | Â |
Muslim | 23.17 | 20.13 | Â |
Christian | 18.93 | 17.1 | Â |
Sikh | 30.94 | 36.84 | Â |
Others | 32.12 | 29.88 | Â |
Residence | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 22.06 | 18.9 | Â |
Urban | 32.19 | 35.52 | Â |
Wealth quintile | Â | Â | Â |
Poorest | 14.26 | 9.97 | Â |
Poorer | 19.22 | 17.23 | Â |
Middle | 25.54 | 25.97 | Â |
Richer | 32.55 | 32.04 | Â |
Richest | 36.8 | 41.07 | Â |