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Table 2 Weighted percentage distribution of infant survival status by multiple high-risk fertility behaviors, socio-demographic variables and health services utilisation

From: Multiple high-risk fertility behaviours and children under five mortality survivors among ever-married women of reproductive age in Nigeria

 

n [%]

Under-five mortality

p-value

Multiple High-Risk Fertility

  

0.001

No

1,020 [9.9]

5.14

 

Yes

9,284 [90.1]

8.64

 

Age of Mother

  

< 0.001

15–24

1,690 [16.4]

8.97

 

25–34

4,992 [48.5]

6.68

 

35+

3,622 [35.1]

9.67

 

Marital Status

  

0.055

Married

9,968 [96.7]

8.24

 

Cohabiting

335 [3.3]

5.45

 

Age at first Marriage

  

< 0.001

< 18

5,067 [49.2]

9.61

 

18+

5,237 [50.8]

6.71

 

Highest Level of Education

  

< 0.001

No Education

4,106 [39.9]

10.23

 

Primary

1,677 [16.3]

8.86

 

Secondary

3,449 [33.5]

5.99

 

Higher

1,072 [10.4]

5.85

 

Partner’s Highest Level of Education

 

< 0.001

No Education

3,119 [30.3]

11.2

 

Primary

1,643 16.0]

8.34

 

Secondary

3,875 [37.6]

6.46

 

Higher

1,666 [16.2]

6.19

 

Type of Place of Residence

  

< 0.001

Urban

4,339 [42.1]

6.66

 

Rural

5,964 [57.9]

9.01

 

Region

  

< 0.001

North Central

1,587 [15.4]

7.66

 

North East

1,696 [16.5]

9.51

 

North West

2,987 [28.9]

11.62

 

South East

1,103 [10.7]

6.1

 

South South

997 [9.7]

5.27

 

South West

1,933 [18.8]

5.03

 

Parity

  

0.044

Primiparity

1,342 [13.0]

6.67

 

Multiparity

8,960.72 [87.0]

8.34

 

Type of Marriage

  

< 0.001

Monogamy

7,273 [70.6]

7.1

 

Polygamy

3,030 [29.4]

10.68

 

Religion

  

< 0.001

Christianity

4,519 [43.9]

6.37

 

Islam

5,726 [55.6]

9.83

 

Others

58 [0.6]

1.19

 

Level of Mass Media Exposure

  

< 0.001

No Exposure

3,380 [32.8]

9.45

 

Low Exposure

4,660 [45.2]

8.13

 

High Exposure

2,263 [22.0]

5.97

 

Wealth Index

  

< 0.001

Poorest

2,044 [19.8]

9.94

 

Poorer

2,118 [20.6]

10.1

 

Middle

2,123 [20.6]

8.13

 

Richer

1,988 [19.3]

6.71

 

Richest

2,029 [19.7]

4.98

 

Sex of Household Head

  

< 0.001

Male

9,474 [91.9]

8.27

 

Female

829 [8.1]

6.73

 

Antenatal Care during pregnancy

  

< 0.001

None

2,118 [20.6]

10.79

 

1–3

1,615 [15.7]

8.91

 

4+

6,570 [63.8]

7.06

 

Sex of the child

  

0.004

Male

5,316 [51.6]

8.89

 

Female

4,987 [48.4]

7.34

 

Postnatal check for Child

  

< 0.001

No

7,897 [76.7]

9.19

 

Yes

2,406 [23.3]

4.7

 
  1. Model 1: unadjusted results of multiple high-risk fertility behaviours and children under five survivors
  2. Model 2: Accounted for co-founders (education, wealth index, age at first marriage, type of marriage, partner’s education, religion, mass media exposure, sex of child, place of residence, sex of household head, region, antenatal care visits, postnatal care for child)
  3. CI = Confidence Interval; cOR = Crude Odds Ratio; aOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; ref = Reference; ***=p < 0.001; **=p < 0.005
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