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