Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics | Frequency (N=1254) | Proportion (%) |
Mothers’ age | ||
<20 years | 54 | 4.3 |
20–29 years | 602 | 48.0 |
≥30 years | 598 | 47.7 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 50 | 4.0 |
Currently married | 1127 | 89.9 |
Divorced/widowed | 77 | 7.1 |
Mothers’ education | ||
Primary or lower | 77 | 6.1 |
Secondary or higher | 1177 | 93.9 |
Mothers’ working status | ||
Stay-at-home/housewife | 307 | 24.5 |
Working mother | 947 | 75.5 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 1214 | 96.8 |
Islam/Muslim | 20 | 1.6 |
African Traditional Religion | 20 | 1.6 |
Family monthly income* | ||
<N40 000 (approx. US$100) | 544 | 43.4 |
N40 000–N79 999 | 416 | 33.2 |
N80 000–N119 999 | 256 | 20.4 |
≥N120 000 | 38 | 3.0 |
Ethnic group | ||
Igbo | 1201 | 95.8 |
Others | 53 | 4.2 |
Sex/gender of child | ||
Female | 640 | 51.0 |
Male | 614 | 49.0 |
Birth order of child | ||
First born | 347 | 27.7 |
Second or third | 625 | 49.8 |
Others | 282 | 22.5 |
Residence/community | ||
Rural | 503 | 40.1 |
Urban | 751 | 59.9 |
Walking distance to nearest health facility | ||
<30 min walk | 546 | 43.5 |
≥30 min walk | 708 | 56.5 |
Source of information on immunisation (more than source applies) | ||
Hospital/health facility | 913 | 72.8 |
Family/friends | 789 | 62.9 |
Church/Mosque | 328 | 26.2 |
TV, radio and social media | 193 | 15.4 |
*USD=N400.00 on the currency exchange market in July 2020 (www.oanda.com).