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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of exit interview participants and delivery context

From: Understanding mistreatment during institutional delivery in Northeast Nigeria: a mixed-method study

 

N = 342

Characteristics & delivery context

 Age

   < 20 years

17%

  20–29 years

57%

  30–39 years

23%

  40–49 years

3%

 Ethnicity

  Fulani

60%

  Hausa

20%

  Kanuri

6%

  Others

14%

 Religion

  Christian

2%

  Muslim

98%

 Marital status

  Married

100%

  Single/Widowed

0%

 Education level

  None

49%

  Primary

20%

  Secondary & Post-secondary

31%

 Parity

  Primigravida

2%

  Multigravida

98%

Supply side characteristics during delivery

 Sex of birth attendants

  Female

100%

  Male

0%

 Category of birth attendant

  Skilled attendants (doctors, nurses, midwives) formally employed

20%

  Non-skilled attendants

80%

 Period of birth

  Day time (7.00 am to 7.59 pm)

60%

  Night time (8.00 pm to 6.59 am)

40%

 Day of birth

  Weekdays

69%

  Weekend

31%