Table 1 (Dis)continuity of routine MCVs during maternal and newborn health continuum of care in Nepal, 2016 (N=1,978)

Structural

Wealth status

Lower (40%)

832

35.1

26.2

8.6

30.0

<0.001

Upper (60%)

1,146

24.8

12.7

14.3

48.2

Ethnicity

Disadvantaged

1,374

34.3

19.6

11.3

34.8

<0.001

Advantaged

604

17.6

15.5

13.4

53.6

Religion

Others

306

39.1

16.2

10.1

34.5

0.056

Hindu

1672

27.3

18.8

12.2

41.7

Maternal education

Illiterate

570

46.5

20.2

8.8

24.6

<0.001

Primary

391

36.5

24.9

10.0

28.6

Secondary or more

1,016

16.6

14.8

14.4

54.1

Maternal occupation

Not working

928

32.9

13.7

12.9

40.5

<0.001

Agriculture

823

27.6

25.0

10.0

37.3

Working paid

227

19.2

13.6

14.5

52.7

Perceived violence

No

1,397

27.8

18.1

11.2

42.9

0.044

Yes

581

32.4

19.0

13.7

34.9

Decision-making

No

1,324

30.9

18.9

11.6

38.6

0.111

Yes

654

25.6

17.3

12.6

44.5

Household head

Male

1,438

30.4

18.9

12.2

38.6

0.073

Female

540

25.9

17.0

11.2

45.9

Intermediary

Language

Nepali

839

19.8

17.8

13.2

49.2

<0.001

Maithili

360

32.4

24.5

11.2

32.0

Bhojpuri

267

54.4

12.1

12.2

21.3

Others

512

29.1

18.2

10.1

42.6

Residence

Urban

1,062

24.5

14.0

13.5

48.0

<0.001

Rural

916

34.6

23.4

10.0

32.0

Provinces

One

338

21.2

23.0

8.3

47.5

<0.001

Two

513

42.0

19.2

12.0

26.9

Bagmati

312

24.2

14.2

10.7

50.9

Gandaki

164

24.7

11.9

9.0

54.4

Lumbini

364

25.3

19.5

13.5

41.7

Karnali

121

45.4

22.0

9.0

23.6

Sudurpaschim

166

16.0

15.5

23.0

45.5

Region

Mountain

131

28.3

30.5

3.4

37.8

0.001

Hills

760

23.8

18.2

11.7

46.3

Terai

1,087

33.0

17.0

13.1

36.9

Maternal age (years)

<19

291

25.8

15.7

16.9

41.6

0.146

20-34

1,582

29.2

18.8

11.1

40.9

≥35

106

37.7

19.7

10.2

32.4

Birth order

<4

1,678

24.9

17.7

13.3

44.1

<0.001

≥4

300

52.8

22.3

4.4

20.6

Sex of index child

Male

1,063

28.9

17.4

12.1

41.6

0.699

Female

915

29.5

19.5

11.7

39.4

Access to bank account

No

1,367

33.9

20.2

11.6

34.4

<0.001

Yes

611

18.6

14.3

12.7

54.4

Media exposure

No

911

40.0

22.6

9.5

27.8

<0.001

Yes

1,067

19.9

14.7

13.9

51.4

Last child (index child)

Unwanted

418

39.7

16.4

11.1

32.9

<0.001

Wanted

1,560

26.3

18.9

12.1

42.6

Distance to HFs as a perceived problem

No problem

763

23.0

13.6

12.2

51.3

<0.001

Big problem

1,215

33.0

21.4

11.8

33.8

Health system

Perceived problem not having female providers

No problem

562

22.1

14.1

10.7

53.1

<0.001

Big Problem

1,416

31.9

20.1

12.4

35.6

Awareness of health mothers’ group

No

1,340

32.5

17.7

11.5

38.3

<0.001

Yes

638

22.1

19.8

12.8

45.4

Mode of delivery

Normal

1,780

30.6

20.4

11.8

37.2

<0.001

 C-section

198

16.1

0

13.0

70.9