Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Sub-Saharan Africa using the recent (2010-2018) DHS data, 2021

Maternal age

15-19

23,110

22,319

6.24

20-35

278,395

276,459

75.20

36-49

68,732

66,931

18.56

Maternal age at birth

≥20 years

309,371

306,321

83.56

< 20 years

60,866

59,388

16.44

Marital status

Not currently married

22,626

21,483

6.11

Married

347,611

344,226

93.89

Maternal educational status

No education

156,494

151,422

42.27

Primary

122,889

121,010

33.19

Secondary and above

90,854

93,277

24.54

Husband education status

No education

122,858

119,951

38.86

Primary

87,816

88,112

27.77

Secondary and above

105,510

105,710

33.37

Husband occupational status

No working

10,890

10,646

3.44

Working

305,732

04,354

96.56

Residence

Urban

110,659

114,698

29.89

Rural

259,578

251,011

70.11

Sex of the household head

Male

293,821

292,826

79.36

Female

76,416

72,883

20.64

Wealth status

Poor

176,794

162,726

47.75

Middle

72,855

73,625

19.68

Rich

120,588

129,358

32.57

Toilet facility

Had toilet

42,921

247,866

65.63

No toilet

127,194

117,712

34.37

Water source

Improved

83,191

86,186

22.47

Unimproved

286,985

279,462

77.53

Country income

Low income

212,176

213,407.

57.31

Lower middle income

135,359

130,853

36.56

Higher middle income

22,702

21,449

6.13

Sub-Saharan region

East Africa

124,908

124,918.

33.74

West Africa

78,624

75,219

21.24

Central Africa

154,897

154,023

41.84

Southern Africa

11,808

11,549

3.19