TABLE 2.
Percentage Distribution of Age, Marital Status, Local Government Area, and Education Level by Participant Group and Baseline/Endline Among Young First-Time Parents, Cross River State, Nigeria
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First-Time Mothers
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Male Partners
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (n=338) | Endline (n=339) | Baseline (n=224) | Endline (n=224) | |
| Age, % | ||||
| 15–19 years | 28.7 | 28.3 a | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| 20–24 years | 62.7 | 67.8 a | 28.6 | 30.4 |
| 25–29 years | 1.2 | 2.7 a | 40.2 | 38.8 |
| 30 years plus | 0.0 | 0.3 a | 29.9 | 29.9 |
| Don’t know/missing | 7.4 | 0.9 a | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mean age, years | 20.6 | 21.1 b | 27.5 | 27.4 |
| Local government area, % | ||||
| Ikom | 44.4 | 44.0 | 50.9 | 50.9 |
| Obubra | 55.6 | 56.0 | 49.1 | 49.1 |
| Marital status, % | ||||
| Never married | 62.7 | 53.1 b | 30.4 | 31.7 |
| Living with partner/married | 37.3 | 45.4 b | 69.6 | 68.3 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 0.0 | 1.5 b | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| No. of living children, % | ||||
| 0 | 14.5 | 7.7 b | 9.8 | 4.5 |
| 1 | 85.5 | 92.0 b | 85.3 | 90.2 |
| 2 | 0.0 | 0.3 b | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| Age of youngest child (among participants with at least 1 child) | ||||
| Mean age of youngest child (months) | 6.9 months (n=289) | 8.7 a (n=312) | 8.8 months (n=199) | 10.9 months (n=214) |
| Residential arrangement, % | ||||
| Currently lives with partner | 45.0 | 43.4 | 75.4 | 72.8 |
| Education level, % | ||||
| Primary | 13.9 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Junior Secondary (completed) | 35.2 | 36.6 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| Secondary (completed) | 47.6 | 45.4 | 67.9 | 67.0 |
| Polytechnic | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| University | 1.5 | 4.1 | 14.7 | 15.6 |
| Works to earn money, % | ||||
| Yes | 36.1 | 56.9 a | 84.8 | 86.6 |
a
Chi-square P<.000.
b
Chi-square P<.05.