Research Article
Persisting Regional Disparities in Modern Contraceptive Use and Unmet Need for Contraception among Nigerian Women
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants. NDHS 2003-13.
| | Variables | Pooled | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | | | N=79,656 (%) | N=7,568 (%) | N=33,140 (%) | N=38,948 (%) |
| | Age (Mean/SD) | 28.68/9.59 | 27.95/9.57 | 28.62/9.48 | 28.86/9.68 | | 15-19 | 16203 (20.3) | 1744 (23.0) | 6554 (19.8) | 7905 (20.3) | | 20-24 | 14256 (17.9) | 1461 (19.3) | 6081 (18.3) | 6714 (17.2) | | 25-29 | 14662 (18.4) | 1355 (17.9) | 6270 (18.9) | 7037 (18.1) | | 30-34 | 10838 (13.6) | 939 (12.4) | 4526 (13.7) | 5373 (13.8) | | 35-39 | 9339 (11.7) | 790 (10.4) | 3848 (11.6) | 4701 (12.1) | | 40-44 | 7331 (9.2) | 676 (8.9) | 2992 (9.0) | 3663 (9.4) | | 45-49 | 7027 (8.8) | 603 (8.0) | 2869 (8.7) | 3555 (9.1) | | Geopolitical region | | | | | | North-central | 13819 (17.3) | 1252 (16.5) | 6316 (19.1) | 6251 (16.0) | | North-east | 14197 (17.8) | 1409 (18.6) | 6158 (18.6) | 6630 (17.0) | | North-west | 18633 (23.4) | 1755 (23.2) | 7205 (21.7) | 9673 (24.8) | | South-east | 9190 (11.5) | 1076 (14.2) | 3652 (11.0) | 4462 (11.5) | | South-south | 11792 (14.8) | 936 (12.4) | 4798 (14.5) | 6058 (15.6) | | South-west | 12025 (15.1) | 1140 (15.1) | 5011 (15.1) | 5874 (15.1) | | Type of place of residence | | | | | | Urban | 28993 (36.4) | 3034 (40.1) | 10414 (31.4) | 15545 (39.9) | | Rural | 50663 (63.6) | 4534 (59.9) | 22726 (68.6) | 23403 (60.1) | | Marital status | | | | | | In union | 54676 (68.6) | 4966 (65.6) | 23307 (70.3) | 26403 (67.8) | | Widowed/other | 24,980 (31.4) | 2602 (34.4) | 9833 (29.7) | 12545 (32.2) | | Religious affiliation | | | | | | Christian | 38,155 (47.9) | 3700 (48.9) | 17085 (51.6) | 19838 (50.9) | | Islam | 34,253 (43.0) | 2451 (32.4) | 15293 (46.1) | 18578 (47.7) | | Other | 7248 (9.1) | 1417 (18.7) | 762 (2.3) | 532 (1.4) | | Educational attainment | | | | | | Nil | 29805 (37.4) | 2965 (39.2) | 13100 (39.5) | 13740 (35.3) | | Primary | 15317 (19.2) | 1662 (22.0) | 6551 (19.8) | 7104 (18.2) | | Secondary | 27724 (34.8) | 2454 (32.4) | 10863 (32.8) | 14407 (37.0) | | Higher | 6810 (8.5) | 487 (6.4) | 2626 (7.9) | 3697 (9.5) | | Employed | | | | | | Yes | 32134 (40.3) | 3369 (44.5) | 13823 (41.7) | 14942 (38.4) | | No | 47522 (59.7) | 4199 (55.5) | 19317 (58.3) | 24006 (61.6) | | Wealth index | | | | | | Poorest | 15280 (19.2) | 1467 (19.4) | 7211 (21.8) | 6602 (17.0) | | Poorer | 15662 (19.7) | 1389 (18.4) | 6758 (20.4) | 7515 (19.3) | | Middle | 16046 (20.1) | 1500 (19.8) | 6545 (19.7) | 8001 (20.5) | | Richer | 16478 (20.7) | 1530 (20.2) | 6498 (19.6) | 8450 (21.7) | | Richest | 16190 (20.3) | 1682 (22.2) | 6128 (18.5) | 8380 (21.5) | | Sex of household head | | | | | | Male | 65737 (82.5) | 6332 (83.7) | 27567 (83.2) | 31838 (81.7) | | Female | 13919 (17.5) | 1236 (16.3) | 5573 (16.8) | 7110 (18.3) | | Parity | | | | | | Nullipara | 23526 (29.5) | 2457 (32.5) | 9572 (28.9) | 11497 (29.5) | | Primipara | 8880 (11.1) | 871 (11.5) | 3610 (10.9) | 4399 (11.3) | | Multipara | 47250 (59.3) | 4240 (56.0) | 19958 (60.2) | 23052 (59.2) | | History of abortion | | | | | | No | 70798 (88.9) | 6468 (85.5) | 29544 (89.1) | 34834 (89.4) | | Yes | 8858 (11.1) | 1100 (14.5) | 3596 (10.9) | 4114 (10.6) |
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