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Table 1 Demographic and social profile of respondents

From: Do health service contacts with community health workers influence the intention to use modern contraceptives among non-users in rural communities? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Nigeria

Characteristic

Number of women

Percent

Characteristic

Number of women

Percent

Intention to use contraceptives

Household wealth

 Intends to use

3520

29.0

Poorest

4491

37.0

 Otherwise

8620

71.0

Poorer

3989

32.9

Health service contacts

Middle

2240

18.4

 No contact with CHW

10,206

84.1

Richer

1015

8.4

 Contact with CHW

1934

15.9

Richest

406

3.3

Maternal age group

Partners’ education

 15–24 years

2820

23.2

None

7559

62.3

 25–34 years

4568

37.6

Primary

1662

13.3

 35 +

4752

39.2

Secondary

2324

19.1

Timing of first marriage

Higher

646

5.3

 Early

8694

71.6

Healthcare autonomy

 Not early

3446

28.4

Not autonomous

8945

73.7

Parity

Autonomous

3195

26.3

 Primiparity

3405

28.1

Safer sex negotiation

 Multiparity

3083

25.4

Unable to negotiate

7029

57.9

 Grand multiparity

5652

46.5

Able to negotiate

5111

42.1

Fertility desire

Decision-maker for non-use of contraceptives

 Wants within 2 years

4217

34.7

Woman only

3659

30.1

 Wants after 2 years

3667

30.2

Partner only

2242

18.5

 Wants unsure of timing

560

4.6

Joint

3491

28.8

 Undecided

815

6.7

Others

2748

22.6

 Want no more

2881

23.7

Visitation by family planning worker

Maternal education

Not visited

10,375

85.5

 None

8301

63.3

Visited

1765

14.5

 Primary

1806

14.9

Attitude to wife-beating

 Secondary

1806

14.9

Not acceptable

6831

56.3

 Higher

227

1.9

Acceptable

5309

43.9

Working status

Pregnancy termination

 Unemployed

4218

34.7

Never experienced

10,484

86.4

 Employed

7922

65.3

Ever experienced

1656

13.6

Mass media exposure

Geo-political zone of residence

 Low

6733

55.5

North-central

1778

14.6

 Moderate

4582

37.7

North-east

2801

23.1

 High

825

6.8

North-west

5552

45.7

Religion

South-east

407

3.4

 Christianity

3292

27.1

South-south

1170

9.6

 Islam

8750

72.1

South-west

432

3.6

 Others

98

0.8

   

Financial autonomy

   

 Not autonomous

6638

54.7

   

Autonomous

5502

45.3

   

Total

12,140

100.0

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