Table 3 Association between socio-demographic and economic characteristics and contraceptive decision maker
Sociodemographic & Economic Variables | Contraceptive decision maker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woman only (%) | Male partner only (%) | Joint decision (%) | χ2 | p-value | |
Age | 4.284 | 0.001 | |||
15–24 years | 19.93 | 17.38 | 62.69 | ||
25–29 years | 18.33 | 12.48 | 69.19 | ||
30–34 years | 23.82 | 8.27 | 67.91 | ||
35–39 years | 23.90 | 8.33 | 67.77 | ||
40–44 years | 27.91 | 7.98 | 64.11 | ||
45–49 years | 28.58 | 9.13 | 62.29 | ||
Type of marriage | 49.701 | 0.001 | |||
Polygamous | 37.95 | 12.65 | 49.41 | ||
Monogamous | 19.95 | 9.49 | 70.56 | ||
Highest Educational Level | 10.648 | 0.001 | |||
No education | 30.80 | 18.36 | 50.84 | ||
Primary education | 26.58 | 9.73 | 63.69 | ||
Secondary education | 21.51 | 8.59 | 69.90 | ||
Higher education | 19.23 | 8.69 | 72.08 | ||
Employment Status | 27.541 | 0.001 | |||
Unemployed | 24.13 | 18.92 | 56.95 | ||
Employed | 23.12 | 8.36 | 68.52 | ||
Wealth Index | 4.336 | 0.001 | |||
Poorest | 35.80 | 11.29 | 52.91 | ||
Poorer | 22.52 | 15.28 | 62.20 | ||
Middle | 22.88 | 11.88 | 65.24 | ||
Richer | 25.63 | 9.20 | 65.17 | ||
Richest | 20.16 | 8.69 | 71.15 | ||
Type of Place of Residence | 3.861 | 0.022 | |||
Urban | 22.94 | 8.83 | 68.23 | ||
Rural | 23.92 | 12.59 | 63.49 | ||
Ethnicity | 9.536 | 0.001 | |||
Hausa/ Fulani/Kanuri/Beri Beri | 25.39 | 19.33 | 55.28 | ||
Yoruba | 23.80 | 6.62 | 69.58 | ||
Igbo | 21.40 | 5.83 | 72.77 | ||
Others | 23.12 | 11.91 | 64.97 | ||
Religion | 23.633 | 0.001 | |||
Christianity | 20.97 | 7.86 | 71.17 | ||
Islam/other | 27.61 | 14.47 | 57.92 | ||
Region | 6.734 | 0.001 | |||
North Central | 18.64 | 13.35 | 68.01 | ||
North East | 31.14 | 20.72 | 48.14 | ||
North West | 21.74 | 14.11 | 64.15 | ||
South East | 21.43 | 6.29 | 72.28 | ||
South-South | 21.08 | 7.36 | 71.56 | ||
South West | 25.33 | 7.30 | 67.37 | ||
Extent of justification of wife-beating | 2.569 | 0.006 | |||
0 | 22.58 | 9.63 | 67.78 | ||
1 | 33.05 | 15.46 | 51.50 | ||
2 | 28.13 | 14.59 | 57.28 | ||
3 | 23.73 | 10.83 | 65.44 | ||
4 | 22.39 | 18.62 | 58.99 | ||
5 | 25.97 | 8.88 | 65.15 | ||
Age | 5.328 | 0.001 | |||
Adolescent/ Young Adult (15–35) | 19.77 | 12.17 | 68.06 | ||
Middle-aged (36–55) | 23.64 | 9.43 | 66.93 | ||
Older adult (56 and above) | 32.50 | 9.17 | 58.33 | ||
Education Level | 4.364 | 0.001 | |||
No education | 29.29 | 15.08 | 55.63 | ||
Primary education | 22.95 | 10.13 | 66.92 | ||
Secondary education | 23.74 | 8.96 | 67.30 | ||
Higher education | 18.82 | 10.95 | 70.23 | ||
Employment Status | 1.710 | 0.184 | |||
Unemployed | 32.08 | 15.17 | 52.75 | ||
Employed | 23.12 | 9.98 | 66.90 | ||
Partner’s desire for children | 35.133 | 0.001 | |||
Desire same as partner | 13.91 | 8.19 | 77.90 | ||
Partner desires more children | 38.09 | 11.88 | 50.03 | ||
Partner desire fewer | 21.07 | 7.69 | 71.24 | ||
Don’t know | 34.13 | 15.37 | 50.50 | ||