Table 2 Association between child and mothers’ characteristics, geographic location and delivery characteristics by birth registration status

 0

40.74

20.53

38.73

 1

25.62

14.80

59.58

 2

23.57

11.77

64.65

 3

25.95

11.04

63.01

 4

17.75

15.2

67.06

 Male

28.75

15.65

55.60

 Female

29.04

15.10

55.86

 15–19

53.16

15.09

31.75

 20–24

34.22

17.87

47.91

 25–29

29.04

14.29

56.67

 30–34

24.91

14.84

60.25

 35–39

24.41

15.87

59.72

 40–44

26.59

13.61

59.79

 45–49

30.09

17.94

51.97

 No education

33.52

20.14

46.35

 Primary

37.95

13.94

48.1

 Middle/JSS

25.04

14.94

60.02

 Secondary/SHS

21.77

12.36

65.87

 Higher

13.37

5.04

81.59

 Never married

39.55

12.41

48.04

 Currently married

27.58

15.69

56.73

 Formerly married

31.92

15.28

52.8

 Urban

20.76

11.45

67.78

 Rural

35.83

18.74

45.43

 Western

37.15

6.43

56.42

 Central

19.82

28.35

51.84

 Greater Accra

18.66

8.639

72.71

 Volta

49.64

7.956

42.40

 Eastern

36.98

8.64

54.38

 Ashanti

19.28

15.26

65.46

 Brong Ahafo

41.83

15.27

42.89

 Northern

30.26

25.88

43.86

 Upper East

29.02

20.38

50.60

 Upper West

22.37

31.05

46.58

 Poorest

40.71

21.4

37.89

 Poorer

39.43

17.14

43.42

 Middle

30.3

14.62

55.08

 Richer

19.91

13.41

66.67

 Richest

12.27

9.61

78.12

 Home

42.15

20.39

37.46

 Public health facility

24.96

14.19

60.85

 Private health facility

20.77

10.14

69.09

 Medical officer

24.59

13.74

61.66

 TBA

36.55

25.14

38.31

 Other

50.54

15.14

34.32

 No one

50.83

10.51

38.66

Total (%, weighted n)

28.89 (1121)

15.38 (597)

55.73 (2162)