Table 1. Sample characteristics and prevalence of health facility delivery among women of reproductive age in Nigeria.
(NDHS 2018) (N = 21,792).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Facility based delivery | ||
| Utilized health facility delivery | 9001 | 41.14 |
| Did not utilize health facility delivery | 12791 | 58.86 |
| Age at last childbirth | ||
| 15–19 | 2631 | 12.20 |
| 20–29 | 10685 | 49.26 |
| 30–39 | 7180 | 32.76 |
| 40–49 | 1296 | 5.781 |
| Marital status | ||
| Not married | 1373 | 5.81 |
| Married | 20419 | 94.19 |
| Religion | ||
| Christianity | 8929 | 38.08 |
| Islam | 12687 | 61.39 |
| Traditional religion/others | 176 | 0.53 |
| Ethnicity m | ||
| Hausa/Fulani | 9226 | 46.42 |
| Yoruba | 2357 | 12.61 |
| Ibo | 2836 | 12.62 |
| Others | 7355 | 28.35 |
| Level of education | ||
| No formal education | 9527 | 44.44 |
| Primary education | 3410 | 15.03 |
| Secondary education | 7064 | 31.77 |
| Higher | 1791 | 8.76 |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 6977 | 31.61 |
| Employed | 14815 | 68.39 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poor | 7264 | 31.72 |
| Middle | 7264 | 32.29 |
| Rich | 7264 | 35.99 |
| Exposure to mass media | ||
| No exposure/infrequent exposure | 13,446 | 60.12 |
| Frequent exposure | 8346 | 39.88 |
| Wanted index pregnancy | ||
| Wanted | 19054 | 87.85 |
| Not wanted | 2738 | 12.15 |
| Number of childbirths | ||
| 1–2 | 7493 | 35.06 |
| 3–4 | 6233 | 28.16 |
| ≥ 5 | 8066 | 36.79 |
| Number of antenatal visits m | ||
| < 4 visits | 9158 | 42.21 |
| At least 4 visits | 12307 | 57.79 |
| Companionship to health facility | ||
| A big problem | 3574 | 16.40 |
| Not a big problem | 18218 | 83.60 |
| Participates in healthcare decision. | ||
| Participates | 8309 | 38.40 |
| Does not participate | 13483 | 61.60 |
| Partner’s highest level of education m | ||
| No formal education | 7141 | 36.14 |
| Primary education | 2897 | 13.95 |
| Secondary education | 7060 | 34.46 |
| Higher | 3039 | 15.44 |
| Community poverty | ||
| Low | 10292 | 48.89 |
| Medium | 4299 | 20.71 |
| High | 7201 | 30.41 |
| Community women’s education | ||
| Low | 7285 | 34.29 |
| Medium | 7253 | 32.73 |
| High | 7254 | 32.99 |
| Community distance to health facility | ||
| Low | 7281 | 35.28 |
| Medium | 7319 | 33.54 |
| High | 7192 | 31.19 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 7710 | 39.76 |
| Rural | 14082 | 60.24 |
| Region | ||
| Northcentral | 3875 | 13.83 |
| Northeast | 4506 | 17.63 |
| Northwest | 6309 | 34.89 |
| Southeast | 2365 | 9.75 |
| South-south | 2174 | 9.21 |
| Southwest | 2563 | 14.69 |
mVariables with missing data