Table 1 Descriptive statistics of study variables

Dependent variable

No. of antenatal visits

6.056

2.057

1

13.25

Health insurance?

Yes

0.429

0.324

0

1

No

0.571

0.324

0

1

Number of children

No. of living children

3.134

1.020

0.5

7.25

Distance as barrier?

Yes

0.298

0.319

0

1

No

0.702

0.319

0

1

Transportation as barrier?

Yes

0.296

0.328

0

1

No

0.704

0.328

0

1

Age

Age of woman

30.20

3.360

21.667

43

Educational level of mother

at least primary school education

0.706

0.324

0

1

No education

0.294

0.324

0

1

Wealth Quintiles

Poorest

0.224

0.350

0

1

Poorer

0.194

0.251

0

1

Middle

0.188

0.246

0

1

Richer

0.221

0.274

0

1

Richest

0.173

0.291

0

1

Residence

Urban

0.431

0.496

0

1

rural

0.569

0.496

0

1

Employment status

Employed

0.797

0.291

0

1

Not employed

0.203

0.291

0

1

Region

Western

0.094

0.292

0

1

Central

0.086

0.281

0

1

Greater Accra

0.137

0.344

0

1

Eastern

0.107

0.309

0

1

Northern

0.091

0.289

0

1

Ashanti

0.165

0.372

0

1

Brong Ahafo

0.091

0.289

0

1

Upper East

0.071

0.257

0

1

Upper West

0.076

0.266

0

1

Number of observations

394 villages