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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Prevalence and determinants of unmet need for contraception among women in low and high-priority segments for family planning demand generation in Nigeria

Characteristic

Low-Priority

High-Priority

Characteristic

Low-Priority

High-Priority

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Unmet need for contraception

Sexual autonomy

 No unmet need

5,816 (77.2)

4,191 (81.4)

No

3,378 (44.8)

3,138 (61.0)

 Unmet need

1,720 (22.8)

957 (18.6)

Yes

4,158 (55.2)

2,010 (39.0

Education

Place of residence

 None

3,316 (44.0)

2,526 (49.1)

Urban

3,370 (44.7)

1,514 (29.4)

 Primary

1,325 (17.6)

607 (11.8)

Rural

4,166 (55.3)

3,634 (70.6)

 Secondary

1,952 (25.9)

1,767 (34.3)

Geographic region

 Higher

943 (12.5)

247 (4.8)

Northern

4,440 (58.9)

4,041 (78.5)

Work status

Southern

3,096 (41.1)

1,107 (21.5)

 Unemployed

1,390 (18.4)

2,543 (49.4)

Community literacy level

 Employed

6,146 (81.6)

2,605 (50.6)

Low

2,054 (27.3)

2,068 (40.1)

Religion

Medium

2,624 (34.8)

1,902 (37.0)

 Christianity

3,438 (45.6)

1,441 (28.0)

High

2,858 (37.9)

1,178 (22.9)

 Islam

4,097 (54.4)

3,707 (72.0)

Community justification of gender-based violence

Knowledge of the fertile period

Low

2,940 (39.0)

1,509 (29.3)

 Correct

2,069 (27.5)

1,070 (20.8)

Medium

2,552 (33.9)

1,624 (31.5)

 Inaccurate

5,467 (72.5)

4,078 (79.2)

High

2,044 (27.1)

2,015 (39.2)

Desired family size

Proportion ever used contraceptive in community

 Small

2,142 (28.4)

1,360 (26.4)

Low

2,169 (28.8)

2,255 (43.8)

 Large

5,394 (71.6)

3,788 (73.6)

Medium

2,370 (31.4)

1,736 (33.7)

Media exposure

High

2,997 (39.8)

1,157 (22.5)

 Low

2,374 (31.5)

2,311 (44.9)

Community economic prosperity

 Moderate

3,387 (44.9)

2,139 (41.6)

Low

4,046 (53.7)

3,712 (72.1)

 High

1,775 (23.6)

698 (13.5)

Medium

284 (3.8)

147 (2.9)

Pregnancy termination

High

3,206 (42.5)

1,289 (25.0)

 Never experienced

6,140 (81.5)

4,634 (90.0)

Visitation to health facility in last 12 months

 Ever experienced

1,395 (18.5)

514 (10.0)

No

4,492 (59.6)

2,920 (56.7)

Sex of head of household

Yes

3,044 (40.4)

2,228 (43.3)

 Male

6,937 (92.1)

4,694 (91.2)

Visitation by family planning worker

 Female

598 (7.9)

454 (8.8)

Not visited

6,416 (85.1)

4,467 (86.8)

Household wealth quantile

Visited

1,120 (14.9)

681 (13.2)

 Poorest

1,491 (19.8)

1,282 (24.9)

Health insurance

 Poorer

1,420 (18.8)

1,401 (27.2)

Not enrolled

7,243 (96.1)

5,093 (98.9)

 Middle

1,283 (17.0)

1,057 (20.5)

Enrolled

293 (3.9)

55 (1.1)

 Richer

1,513 (20.1)

870 (16.9)

   

 Richest

1,830 (24.3)

537 (10.4)

   

Total

7,536 (100.0)

5,148 (100.0)

Total

7,536 (100.0)

5,148 (100.0)

  1. Source: Authors’ analyses based on merged data of individual and persons recodes of 2018 NDHS