Table 1 Respondents’ characteristics
From: Patterns and determinants of dropout from maternity care continuum in Nigeria
Variables | Total No of women (n = 20, 467) | % of all women |
|---|---|---|
Problems in accessing healthcare | ||
Getting permission to go | 2501 | 12.2 |
Getting money | 8956 | 43.8 |
distance to health facility | 6472 | 31.6 |
Not wanting to go alone | 2934 | 14.3 |
Attitude of health workers | 3434 | 16.8 |
Maternal age at child birth (Years) | ||
< 18 | 1212 | 5.9 |
18 - 34 | 15478 | 75.6 |
> = 35 | 3778 | 18.5 |
Birth order | ||
1 | 3671 | 17.9 |
2 | 3361 | 16.4 |
3 | 3054 | 14.9 |
4+ | 10382 | 50.7 |
Highest Education attained | ||
None | 9795 | 47.9 |
Primary | 3914 | 19.1 |
Secondary | 5475 | 26.7 |
Higher | 1283 | 6.3 |
Occupation | ||
Not working | 6056 | 29.6 |
Professional/technical/managerial/services | 1713 | 8.4 |
Sales/clerical | 8092 | 39.5 |
Manual | 4605 | 22.5 |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 9286 | 45.4 |
Middle | 3902 | 19.1 |
Rich | 7279 | 35.6 |
Partners’ education | ||
None | 7981 | 39.9 |
Primary | 3661 | 18.3 |
Secondary | 5806 | 29.0 |
Higher | 2566 | 12.8 |
Decision making on own health | ||
Yes | 7065 | 34.5 |
No | 13402 | 65.5 |
Decision making on visit to friends/relatives | ||
Yes | 8780 | 42.9 |
No | 11689 | 57.1 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 7279 | 35.6 |
Rural | 13189 | 64.4 |
Region | ||
North Central | 2890 | 14.1 |
North East | 1657 | 16.8 |
North West | 7445 | 36.4 |
South East | 1720 | 8.4 |
South South | 2001 | 9.8 |
South West | 2976 | 14.5 |