Table 3 Average health-related quality of life values by socio-economic and demographic characteristics (N = 922)
Number | EQ-5D score (mean) | [95% CI] | Number | EQ-VAS score (mean) | [95% CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 705 | 0.928 | 0.916–0.940 | 704 | 69.1 | 67.6–70.6 |
Urban | 214 | 0.903 | 0.878–0.928 | 210 | 71.2 | 68.8–73.5 |
Age groups | ||||||
15–20 | 95 | 0.930 | 0.899–0.960 | 94 | 69.8 | 65.5–74.0 |
21–25 | 266 | 0.933 | 0.916–0.950 | 264 | 69.0 | 66.5–71.5 |
26–30 | 271 | 0.908 | 0.885–0.931 | 270 | 69.2 | 66.8–71.6 |
31–35 | 173 | 0.932 | 0.912–0.953 | 171 | 70.7 | 68.1–73.3 |
36–40 | 84 | 0.933 | 0.895–0.971 | 85 | 70.4 | 65.9–74.9 |
> 40 | 29 | 0.839 | 0.736–0.942 | 29 | 67.9 | 61.4–74.4 |
Education level | ||||||
Some primary | 416 | 0.915 | 0.898–0.932 | 415 | 68.8 | 66.8–70.7 |
Primary completed | 200 | 0.943 | 0.921–0.963 | 201 | 67.7 | 65.1–70.3 |
Lower secondary or vocational | 111 | 0.918 | 0.888–0.947 | 108 | 71.8 | 68.6–75.1 |
Upper secondary or university | 100 | 0.944 | 0.921–0.967 | 99 | 76.2 | 73.1–79.2 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 481 | 0.936 | 0.922–0.949 | 480 | 72.6 | 70.9–74.2 |
Cohabitant | 290 | 0.915 | 0.893–0.937 | 290 | 67.8 | 65.4–70.1 |
Separated/divorced/widow | 23 | 0.839 | 0.754–0.923 | 22 | 61.1 | 53.1–69.1 |
Unmarried/single | 124 | 0.902 | 0.872–0.932 | 121 | 63.4 | 59.3–67.6 |
Social support categories | ||||||
Poor social support | 313 | 0.883 | 0.859–0.906 | 312 | 61.9 | 59.5–64.3 |
Good social support | 595 | 0.944 | 0.934–0.955 | 592 | 73.7 | 72.3–75.1 |
Number of children | ||||||
1 | 41 | 0.996 | 0.988–1.003 | 41 | 76.1 | 70.5–81.7 |
2 | 228 | 0.901 | 0.874–0.926 | 225 | 68.3 | 65.8–70.8 |
3 | 146 | 0.942 | 0.921–0.962 | 146 | 71.8 | 68.6–75.1 |
4 to 5 | 137 | 0.924 | 0.896–0.953 | 137 | 68.6 | 65.6–71.6 |
≥ 6 | 77 | 0.879 | 0.825–0.933 | 77 | 69.3 | 64.3–74.2 |
Wealth quintiles | ||||||
Lowest | 166 | 0.893 | 0.858–0.927 | 167 | 63.5 | 60.3–66.8 |
Second | 167 | 0.928 | 0.903–0.952 | 167 | 69.5 | 66.3–72.7 |
Middle | 191 | 0.939 | 0.919–0.959 | 190 | 71.8 | 69.4–74.3 |
Fourth | 150 | 0.912 | 0.887–0.936 | 148 | 69.7 | 67.0–73.2 |
Highest | 148 | 0.937 | 0.910–0.963 | 146 | 76.3 | 73.6–78.8 |
Child’s age | ||||||
≤ 2 month | 128 | 0.926 | 0.901–0.951 | 126 | 71.5 | 67.5–75.6 |
3–4 month | 185 | 0.941 | 0.923–0.960 | 185 | 69.8 | 66.9–72.6 |
5–6 month | 145 | 0.908 | 0.875–0.942 | 147 | 69.9 | 67.2–72.6 |
7–8 month | 132 | 0.897 | 0.864–0.931 | 129 | 70.1 | 66.7–73.5 |
9–10 month | 139 | 0.914 | 0.884–0.945 | 137 | 67.6 | 64.1–71.1 |
11–12 month | 126 | 0.931 | 0.905–0.957 | 126 | 68.8 | 65.2–72.4 |
> 12 month | 60 | 0.944 | 0.903–0.984 | 61 | 70.1 | 65.3–74.8 |
ANC utilization | ||||||
Inadequate ANC | 561 | 0.917 | 0.902–0.931 | 558 | 68.3 | 66.6–69.9 |
Adequate ANC | 351 | 0.932 | 0.917–0.948 | 349 | 71.8 | 69.8–73.8 |