Table 2 Child mortality experience by women’s attributes (n = 13,119) – Nigeria 2013 DHS
From: Recurrent child mortality risks and parity transition in Nigeria
Variables | No child mortality, n (%) | Previous child mortality, n (%) | χ2 (P value) |
|---|---|---|---|
Current age group (years) | 149.5 (< 0.001) | ||
15–24 | 647 (62.0) | 417 (38.0) | |
25–29 | 1951 (60.6) | 1299 (39.4) | |
30–34 | 1978 (58.8) | 1398 (41.2) | |
35–39 | 1566 (53.4) | 1416 (46.6) | |
40–44 | 841 (50.0) | 888 (50.0) | |
45–49 | 301 (42.6) | 417 (57.4) | |
Educational Status | 566.4 (< 0.001) | ||
No education | 2922 (47.4) | 3444 (52.6) | |
Primary | 1768 (58.1) | 1288 (41.9) | |
Secondary or higher | 2028 (71.6) | 935 (28.4) | |
Place of residence | 312.2 (< 0.001) | ||
Urban | 2884 (67.2) | 1458 (32.8) | |
Rural | 4400 (50.4) | 4377 (49.6) | |
Region of residence | 274.7 (< 0.001) | ||
South | 2864 (66.7) | 1494 (33.3) | |
North | 4420 (51.5) | 4341 (48.5) | |
Ethnicity | 384.2 (< 0.001) | ||
Other tribes | 4974 (64.1) | 3007 (35.9) | |
Hausa/Fulani | 2306 (46.0) | 2828 (54.0) | |
Religion | 219.4 (< 0.001) | ||
Christianity & Others | 3433 (64.5) | 2002 (35.5) | |
Islam | 3851 (51.3) | 3833 (48.7) | |
Wealth status | 724.6 (< 0.001) | ||
Poorest | 1242 (42.7) | 1765 (57.3) | |
Poorer | 1380 (47.3) | 1603 (52.7) | |
Middle | 1551 (59.5) | 1046 (40.5) | |
Richer | 1596 (65.6) | 883 (34.4) | |
Richest | 1515 (74.5) | 538 (25.5) | |
Age at first cohabitation (years) | 452.5 (< 0.001) | ||
≤ 14 | 1662 (44.6) | 2130 (55.4) | |
15–18 | 2806 (56.4) | 2322 (43.6) | |
19–24 | 2152 (65.8) | 1133 (34.2) | |
≥ 25 | 664 (73.4) | 250 (26.6) | |
Number of union(s) | 140.8 (< 0.001) | ||
1 | 6535 (58.3) | 4820 (41.7) | |
≥ 2 | 749 (42.1) | 1015 (57.9) | |
Type of union | 202.5 (< 0.001) | ||
Monogyny | 4980 (61.2) | 3285 (38.8) | |
Polygyny | 2304 (47.9) | 2550 (52.1) | |
Perceived ideal fertility | 346.4 (< 0.001) | ||
≤ 3 | 309 (65.1) | 158 (34.9) | |
4–5 | 2171 (69.0) | 980 (31.0) | |
≥ 6 | 4202 (51.3) | 4153 (48.7) | |
Non-numeric response | 602 (55.8) | 544 (44.2) | |
Partner’s fertility preference | 126.3 (< 0.001) | ||
Partner wants same/fewer children | 4208 (60.1) | 2889 (39.9) | |
Partner wants more children | 2767 (50.7) | 2775 (49.3) | |
Unsure | 309 (67.5) | 171 (32.5) | |
Had short inter-birth intervals (IBIs) | 863.9 (< 0.001) | ||
No | 3316 (73.5) | 1223 (26.5) | |
Yes | 3968 (47.2) | 4612 (52.8) |