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Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of respondents by contraceptive status

From: Women’s ability to negotiate safer sex with partners by contraceptive status among a nationally representative sample of married women in Nigeria

Characteristic

Non-users

Users

Number (%)

Number (%)

Age group (years)

 15-24

4,849 (23.8)

295 (10.7)

 25-34

8,007 (39.4)

1,199 (43.4)

 35 or older

7,488 (36.8)

1,270 (45.9

Child marriage

 Yes

11,676 (57.4)

973 (35.2)

 No

8,668 (43.6)

1,792 (64.8)

Education

 None

10,419 (51.2)

515 (15.0)

 Primary

2,881 (14.2)

514 (18.6)

 Secondary

5,327 (26.2)

1,320 (47.4)

 Higher

1,717 (8.4)

516 (18.7)

Parity

 Nulliparity

1,753 (8.6)

24 (0.9)

 Primiparity

5,806 (28.5)

704 (25.5)

 Multiparity

5,154 (25.3)

992 (35.9)

 Grand multiparity

7,631 (37.5)

1,045 (38.8)

Mass media exposure

 Low

8,215 (40.4)

449 (16.2)

 Moderate

8,545 (42.0)

1,366 (49.4)

 High

3,584 (17.6)

950 (34.4)

Religion

 Christianity

6,744 (33.2)

1,692 (61.2)

 Islam

13,491 (66.3)

1,067 (38.2)

 Others

110 (0.5)

06 (0.2)

Work status

 Unemployed

6,494 (31.9)

459 (16.6)

 Employed

13,851 (68.1)

2,306 (83.4)

Experienced female genital mutilation

 No

17,814 (87.6)

2,346 (84.9)

 Yes

2,530 (12.4)

419 (15.1)

Healthcare autonomy

 No

12,580 (61.8)

1,071 (38.7)

 Yes

7,764 (38.2)

1,694 (61.3)

Financial autonomy

 No

9,245 (45.4)

931 (33.7)

 Yes

11,099 (54.6)

1,834 (66.3)

Total

20,344 (100.0)

2,765 (100.0)

Household wealth

 Poorest

4,830 (23.7)

163 (5.9)

 Poorer

4,756 (23.4)

319 (11.5)

 Middle

3,856 (19.0)

494 (17.9)

 Richer

3,488 (17.1)

791 (28.6)

 Richest

3,414 (16.8)

997 (36.1)

Ownership of assets

 Does not own

17,058 (83.8)

2,125 (76.9)

 Owned assets

3,286 (16.2)

640 (23.1)

Partners’ education

 None

8,675 (42.6)

366 (13.2)

 Primary

2,758 (13.6)

342 (12.4)

 Secondary

6,073 (29.8)

1,279 (46.3)

 Higher

2,838 (14.0)

77.8 (28.1)

Type of marriage

 Monogamy

13,451 (66.1)

2,178 (78.8)

 Polygyny

6,893 (33.9)

587 (21.2)

Place of residence

 Urban

7,355 (36.1)

1,686 (60.9)

 Rural

12,989 (63.9)

1,079 (39.1)

Geo-political zone

 North-central

2,485 (12.2)

482 (17.4)

 North-east

3,927 (19.3)

264 (9.6)

 North-west

8,012 (39.4)

568 (20.5)

 South-east

1,590 (7.8)

236 (8.5)

 South-south

1,753 (8.6)

371 (13.4)

 South-west

2,576 (12.7)

843 (30.5)

Attitude to wife-beating

 Not supportive

13,464 (66.2)

2,278 (82.4)

 Supportive

6,880 (33.8)

487 (17.6)

Male controlling behaviour

 Low

18,302 (89.9)

2,440 (88.3)

 Moderate

1,636 (8.1)

256 (9.2)

 High

406 (2.0)

69 (2.5)

Total

20,344 (100.0)

2,765 (100.0)

  1. Source: Authors’ analysis based on 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey