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Table 2 Distribution of gender-equitable attitudes among women living in six cities in Nigeria

From: Gender norms and modern contraceptive use in urban Nigeria: a multilevel longitudinal study

 

2010/2011 survey

2014 Survey

Weighted %

Weighted %

Gender-equitable attitudes towards:

Individual

Neighborhood

Individual

Neighborhood

Wife beating

 Low level (score = 0–6)

32.8

64.4

19.1

36.5

 High level (score = 7)

67.2

35.6

80.9

63.5

Household decision-making

 Low level (score = 0–2)

55.9

49.5

37.4

26.9

 High level (score = 3–4)

44.1

50.5

62.6

73.1

Couples’ family planning decisions

 Low level (score = 0–6)

60.4

71.1

42.2

34.3

 High level (score = 7–9)

39.6

28.9

57.8

65.7

Family planning efficacy

 Low level (score = 0–5)

56.0

74.1

33.6

34.4

 High level (score = 6–8)

44.0

25.9

66.4

65.6