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Table 1 Coverage of SSC across women’s characteristics in Nigeria

From: Coverage and factors associated with mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis

Variable

Number of women (%)

Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact

p

Yes (12.0%)

No (88.0%)

Age

   

0.015*

15-19

1197 (4.0)

10.9

89.1

 

20-24

4320 (14.4)

12.4

87.6

 

25-29

6107 (20.4)

12.0

88.0

 

30-34

5536 (18.5)

12.4

87.6

 

35-39

5155 (17.2)

11.9

88.1

 

40-44

3905 (13.0)

12.2

87.8

 

45-49

3772 (12.6)

8.9

91.1

 

Residential mobility

   

0.562

Internal immigrant (<5years)

4414 (14.7)

12.3

87.7

 

Native (5+years)

25578 (85.3)

11.9

88.1

 

Educational attainment

   

<0.001*

No formal education

12455 (41.5)

8.7

91.3

 

Primary

5351 (17.8)

11.7

88.3

 

Secondary

9549 (31.8)

14.6

85.4

 

Higher

2637 (8.8)

19.7

80.3

 

Religion

   

<0.001*

Christianity

13808 (46.0)

12.4

87.6

 

Islam

15909 (53.0)

11.2

88.8

 

ATR/others

275 (0.9)

48.9

51.1

 

Media exposure

   

<0.001*

Has no exposure

10923 (36.4)

8.4

91.6

 

Has exposure

19069 (63.6)

14.3

85.7

 

Total children ever born

   

<0.001*

1-2

9408 (31.4)

13.2

86.8

 

3-4

8493 (28.3)

11.9

88.1

 

4+

12091 (40.3)

11.0

89.0

 

Wanted child when became pregnant

   

0.194

Then

19054 (87.4)

12.1

87.9

 

Later

1976 (9.1)

11.3

88.7

 

No more

762 (3.5)

10.4

89.6

 

Health insurance

   

<0.001*

Not covered

29196 (97.4)

11.9

88.1

 

Covered

796 (2.6)

17.6

82.4

 

Mode of delivery

   

<0.001*

Caesarean section

647 (3.0)

7.3

92.7

 

Vaginal

21055 (97.0)

12.2

87.8

 

Place of delivery

   

<0.001*

Health facility

9351 (42.9)

19.0

81.0

 

Home

12441 (57.1)

6.8

93.2

 

ANC visits

   

<0.001*

No visit

5365 (25.0)

5.8

94.2

 

1-3 visits

3793 (17.7)

10.8

89.2

 

4+ visits

12307 (57.3)

14.7

85.3

 

Child sex

   

0.186

Male

15345 (51.2)

12.3

87.7

 

Female

14647 (48.8)

11.7

88.3

 

Preceding birth interval

   

<0.001*

<2years

5196 (17.3)

12.4

87.6

 

2-3 years

9748 (32.5)

10.8

89.2

 

>3-4years

5150 (17.2)

11.5

88.5

 

>4years

5186 (17.3)

13.3

86.7

 

First born

4712 (15.7)

13.4

86.6

 

Birthweight

   

<0.001*

Low birthweight (<2.5kg)

379 (1.7)

23.0

77.0

 

Normal (≥2.5kg)

21413 (98.3)

11.8

88.2

 

Household wealth quintile

   

<0.001*

Poorest

6296 (21.0)

7.8

92.2

 

Poorer

6418 (21.4)

10.5

89.5

 

Middle

6350 (21.2)

12.4

87.6

 

Richer

5946 (19.8)

14.4

85.6

 

Richest

4982 (16.6)

17.2

82.8

 

Household size

   

0.001*

1-4

9719 (32.4)

13.2

86.8

 

5-8

13444 (44.8)

11.9

88.1

 

8+

6829 (22.8)

10.9

89.1

 

Residential status

   

<0.001*

Urban

11259 (37.5)

14.3

85.7

 

Rural

18733 (62.5)

10.8

89.2

 

Geographical region

   

<0.001*

North Central

5452 (18.2)

8.3

91.7

 

North East

5694 (19.0)

14.6

85.4

 

North West

7745 (25.8)

11.5

88.5

 

South East

3617 (12.1)

5.9

94.1

 

South South

3501 (11.7)

19.9

80.1

 

South West

3983 (13.3)

13.4

86.6

 

Community non-use of media

   

<0.001*

Low

20082 (67.0)

14.3

85.7

 

High

9910 (33.0)

8.1

91.9

 

Community poverty

   

<0.001*

Low

17829 (59.4)

14.3

85.7

 

High

12163 (40.6)

9.1

90.9

 

Community illiteracy

   

<0.001*

Low

13878 (46.3)

15.5

84.5

 

High

16114 (53.7)

9.5

90.5

 
  1. *Significant at p<0.05