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. 2021 Sep 4;21:603. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04079-8

Table 2.

Fixed effect of individual-, household- and community-level factors associated with SSC in Nigeria

Variable Model I Model II Model III Model IV Model V
Individual level factors
Age group of women
15-19 1.00 1.00
20-24 0.99 (0.64-1.51) 0.99 (0.66-1.50)
25-29 0.93 (0.59-1.47) 0.98 (0.63-1.51)
30-34 0.93 (0.57-1.51) 0.99 (0.62-1.60)
35-39 0.81 (0.48-1.36) 0.90 (0.54-1.49)
40-44 0.93 (0.52-1.64) 1.02 (0.59-1.79)
45-49 0.47 (0.23-0.96)* 0.53 (0.27-1.06)
Educational attainment
No formal education 1.00 1.00
Primary 0.98 (0.74-1.30) 1.08 (0.82-1.42)
Secondary 1.33 (1.00-1.76)* 1.41 (1.06-1.86)*
Higher 2.50 (1.68-3.72)* 2.35 (1.57-3.50)*
Religion
Christianity 1.00 1.00
Islam 1.83 (1.35-2.49)* 1.11 (0.80-1.54)
ATR/others 72.08 (24.68-210-57)* 55.31 (20.18-151.63)*
Media exposure
Has no exposure 1.00 1.00
Has exposure 0.93 (0.75-1.16) 0.92 (0.74-1.15)
Total children ever born
1-2 1.00 1.00
3-4 0.98 (0.76-1.28) 0.99 (0.75-1.30)
4+ 1.13 (0.82-1.55) 1.10 (0.79-1.52)
Health insurance
Not covered 1.00 1.00
Covered 1.31 (0.75-2.30) 1.13 (0.66-1.93)
Mode of delivery
Caesarean section 0.12 (0.06-0.21)* 0.12 (0.07-0.22)*
Vaginal 1.00 1.00
Place of delivery
Health facility 15.59 (10.41-23.36)* 15.58 (10.64-22.82)*
Home 1.00 1.00
ANC visits
No visit 1.00 1.00
1-3 visits 1.54 (1.11-2.14)* 1.46 (1.06-2.01)*
4+ visits 2.48 (1.81-3.39)* 2.40 (1.78-3.24)*
Preceding birth interval
<2years 1.00 1.00
2-3 years 0.82 (0.64-1.06) 0.82 (0.65-1.05)
>3-4years 0.91 (0.69-1.22) 0.90 (0.69-1.19)
>4years 1.06 (0.78-1.43) 1.01 (0.76-1.36)
First born 0.96 (0.69-1.34) 0.95 (0.69-1.32)
Birthweight
Low birthweight (<2.5kg) 2.16 (1.27-3.67)* 2.10 (1.26-3.51)*
Normal (≥2.5kg) 1.00 1.00
Household-level factors
Household wealth quintile
Poorest 1.00 1.00
Poorer 1.49 (1.11-2.00)* 1.09 (0.79-1.50)
Middle 1.93 (1.39-2.68)* 1.14 (0.78-1.67)
Richer 3.12 (2.17-4.49)* 1.38 (0.89-2.12)
Richest 5.83 (3.84-8.83)* 1.70 (1.04-2.79)*
Household size
1-4 1.00 1.00
5-8 0.83 (0.70-0.99)* 0.97 (0.77-1.21)
8+ 0.74 (0.58-0.93)* 0.93 (0.70-1.24)
Community-level factors
Residential status
Urban 1.00 1.00
Rural 0.89 (0.60-1.31) 1.12 (0.74-1.24)
Geographical region
North Central 1.00 1.00
North East 6.31 (3.48-11.44)* 11.52 (5.92-22.43)*
North West 2.52 (1.48-4.32)* 6.75 (3.62-12.56)*
South East 0.22 (0.12-0.43)* 0.18 (0.09-0.37)*
South South 2.22 (1.25-3.94)* 3.49 (1.85-6.61)*
South West 0.77 (0.43-1.36) 0.66 (0.36-1.21)
Community non-use of media
Low 1.00 1.00
High 0.25 (0.15-0.41)* 0.35 (0.20-0.61)*
Community poverty
Low 1.00 1.00
High 0.67 (0.41-1.09) 1.15 (0.67-2.20)
Community illiteracy
Low 1.00 1.00
High 0.48 (0.30-0.78)* 1.03 (0.62-1.71)

Model I – empty null model, baseline model without any explanatory variables (unconditional model)

Model II – adjusted for only individual-level factors

Model III – adjusted for only household-level factors

Model IV – adjusted for only community-level factors

Model V – adjusted for individual-, household-, and community-level factors (full model)

*Significant at p<0.05