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Table 1 Utilization of health services by women of reproductive age in Nigeria

From: Determinants of partial and adequate maternal health services utilization in Nigeria: analysis of cross-sectional survey

Variables

Maternal health services use

Attended Antenatal care

Delivered at health facility

Attended postnatal care

No

N (%)

5,692 (26.1)

Yes

N (%)

16,100 (73.9)

No

N (%)

12,791(58.7)

Yes

N (%)

9,001 (41.3)

No

N (%)

17,153 (79.1)

Yes

N (%)

4,531 (20.9)

Age

      

15–24

1,573 (29.1)

3,826 (70.9)

3,525 (65.3)

1,874 (34.7)

4,409 (82.0)

966 (18.0)

25–34

2,471 (24.0)

7,816 (76.0)

5,806 (56.4)

4,481 (43.6)

7,985 (78.0)

2,251 (22.0)

35+

1,648 (27.0)

4,458 (73.0)

3,460 (56.7)

2,646 (43.3)

4,759 (78.4)

1,314 (21.6)

Education

      

None

4,127 (43.3)

5,400 (56.7)

8,065 (84.7)

1,462 (15.3)

8,436 (88.6)

1,084 (11.4)

Primary

646 (18.9)

2,764 (81.1)

1,960 (57.5)

1,450 (42.5)

2,584 (76.1)

813 (23.9)

Secondary/higher

919 (10.4)

7,936 (89.6)

2,766 (31.2)

6,089 (68.8)

6,133 (70.0)

2,634 (30.0)

Marital status

      

Never married

141 (23.3)

464 (76.7)

290 (47.9)

315 (52.1)

447 (74.4)

154 (25.6)

Ever married

5,551 (26.2)

15,636 (73.8)

12,501 (59.0)

8,686 (41.0)

16,706 (79.2)

4,377 (20.8)

Household wealth index

      

Poorest

2,410 (48.0)

2,615 (52.0)

4,404 (87.6)

621 (12.4)

4,369 (87.0)

653 (13.0)

Poorer

1,633 (33.3)

3,272 (66.7)

3,662 (74.7)

1,243 (25.3)

4,144 (84.6)

753 (15.4)

Middle

893 (19.5)

3,693 (80.5)

2,545 (55.5)

2,041 (44.5)

3,542 (77.6)

1,024 (22.4)

Richer

500 (12.4)

3,525 (87.6)

1,536 (38.2)

2,489 (61.8)

2,874 (72.0)

1,120 (28.0)

Richest

256 (7.9)

2,995 (92.1)

644 (19.8)

2,607 (80.2)

2,224 (69.4)

981 (30.6)

Employment status

      

Not working

2,457 (35.2)

4,520 (64.8)

4,879 (69.9)

2,099 (30.1)

5,916 (85.0)

1,044 (15.0)

Working

3,235 (21.8)

11,580 (78.2)

7,913 (53.4)

6,902 (46.6)

11,237 (76.3)

3,487 (23.7)

Preceding birth interval

      

< 24 months

1,042 (28.6)

2,599 (71.4)

2,243 (61.6)

1,398 (38.4)

2,885 (79.6)

737 (20.4)

24 months and above

3,874 (26.9)

10,524 (73.1)

8,769 (60.9)

5,629 (39.1)

11,426 (79.7)

2,914 (20.3)

Residence

      

Urban

1.007 (13.1)

6,703 (86.9)

2,955 (38.3)

4,755 (61.7)

5,427 (70.9)

2,224 (29.1)

Rural

4,685 (33.3)

9,397 (66.7)

9,836 (69.9)

4,246 (30.1)

11,726 (83.6)

2,307 (16.4)

Region

      

North central

1,046 (27.0)

2,829 (73.0)

1,878 (48.5)

1,997 (51.5)

3,183 (82.2)

690 (17.8)

North east

1,283 (28.5)

3,223 (71.5)

3,337 (74.1)

1,169 (25.9)

3,767 (83.8)

726 (16.2)

North west

2,348 (37.2)

3,961 (62.8)

5,320 (84.3)

989 (15.7)

5,619 (89.1)

689 (10.9)

South east

118 (5.0)

2,247 (95.0)

478 (20.2)

1,887 (79.8)

1,306 (56.7)

999 (43.3)

South south

620 (28.5)

1,554 (71.5)

1,176 (54.1)

998 (45.9)

1,718 (79.3)

448 (20.7)

South west

277 (10.8)

2,286 (89.2)

602 (23.5)

1,961 (76.5)

1,560 (61.4)

979 (38.6)

Media exposure

      

Not exposed

3,438 (40.4)

5,069 (59.6)

6,749 (79.3)

1,758 (20.7)

7,461 (87.9)

1,026 (12.1)

Exposed

2,254 (17.0)

11,031 (83.0)

6,042 (45.5)

7,243 (54.5)

9,692 (73.4)

3,505 (26.6)

Getting permission to use health service

      

A problem

1,299 (48.8)

1,363 (51.2)

1,975 (74.2)

687 (25.8)

2,235 (84.3)

415 (15.7)

Not a problem

4,393 (23.0)

14,737 (77.0)

10,816 (56.5)

8,314 (43.5)

14,918 (78.4)

4,116 (21.6)

Getting money for treatment

      

A problem

3,496 (32.4)

7,308 (67.6)

7,064 (65.4)

3,740 (34.6)

8,641 (80.4)

2,107 (19.6)

Not a problem

2,196 (20.0)

8,792 (80.0)

5,727 (52.1)

5,261 (47.9)

8,512 (77.8)

2,424 (22.2)

Distance to health facility

      

A problem

2,575 (39.9)

3,879 (60.1)

4,559 (70.6)

1,895 (29.4)

5,250 (81.6)

1,181 (18.4)

Not a problem

3,117 (20.3)

12,221 (79.7)

8,232 (53.7)

7,106 (46.3)

11,903 (78.0)

3,350 (22.0)

Not willing to go to health facility alone

      

A problem

1,522 (42.6)

2,052 (57.4)

2,600 (72.8)

974 (27.2)

2,887 (81.3)

665 (18.7)

Not a problem

4,170 (22.9)

14,048 (77.1)

10,191 (56.0)

8,027 (44.0)

14,266 (78.7)

3,866 (21.3)