Creating Reproductive Health Behavioral Profiles for Women of Reproductive Age in Niger Using Cross-Sectional Survey Data: A Latent Class Analysis

Abstract

Objectives: To identify health behavioral profiles for women of reproductive age in Niger.Methods: We interviewed married women of reproductive age in Niger in April 2021 (N = 2,709). Latent class analysis based on sociodemographic and behavioral determinants was used to identify classes of women related to use of antenatal care, facility delivery, and modern family planning (FP) use.Results: We found similar classes between the use of antenatal care and facility-based delivery classes with the first class composed of less educated and poor women with weaker behavioral determinants while the second class was more educated and had stronger behavioral determinants. In the facility-based delivery class was the presence of a third class that was poor and uneducated with low levels of knowledge and social norms, but in contrast had much higher levels of positive attitudes, self-efficacy, and partner communication than the first class. A fourth class of younger, more educated women with strong behavioral determinants emerged related to FP.Conclusion: The application of empirical subgrouping analysis permits an informed approach to targeted interventions and resource allocation for optimizing maternal and reproductive health.

Health status of the population in Naqu, Tibet and its latent class analysis: a cross-sectional survey

“…People who had not had any common illnesses in the previous 2 weeks receive 5 points. The maximum score of 5 points was deducted from the appropriate number based on the number of common diseases they have experienced (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Those with no recent hospitalization experience received 10 points, while those with hospitalization experience received the corresponding number (1-10 points) subtracted from the maximum score of 10 points based on the number of hospitalization experiences.…”

“…Despite the fact that there are more surveys on population health status in the United States and elsewhere, there is no study of population health status in Naqu, Tibet. In addition to the traditional use of descriptive statistical analysis, several research have added latent class analysis, which is widespread in psychology and sociology, into the study of health status analysis (2)(3)(4). Our study assessed the present health status of the population in Naqu, Tibet using descriptive statistical analysis.…”