Table 1. Weighted distribution of key independent and covariate variables and place of delivery (n = 34,193).

Variables	Percentage (%)	Place of delivery (%)		p-value (χ2)
		Home	Health facility
Age at first birth				<0.001
20 years and above	42.04	39.80	60.20
Below 20 years	57.96	72.94	27.06
Age				<0.001
15–24	23.82	66.25	33.75
25–34	50.84	56.20	43.80
35 +	25.34	57.82	42.18
Place of residence				<0.001
Urban	38.52	36.34	63.66
Rural	61.48	73.20	26.8
Parity				<0.001
1–3	46.46	49.07	50.93
4–6	34.29	61.19	38.81
7+	19.25	79.09	20.91
Level of education				<0.001
No education	46.38	85.98	14.02
Primary	14.93	56.4	43.60
Secondary and above	38.70	27.68	72.32
Wealth index				<0.001
Poor	44.91	83.06	16.94
Middle	20.60	58.08	41.92
Rich	34.50	28.24	71.76
Currently working				<0.001
No	32.41	71.32	28.68
Yes	67.59	53.10	46.9
Marital status				<0.001
Single	1.71	40.89	59.11
Married	92.63	60.08	39.92
Others	5.66	46.08	53.20
Religion				<0.001
Christian	35.99	30.85	69.15
Islam	63.48	74.83	25.17
Others	0.53	75.30	24.70
Visited health facility last 12 months				<0.001
No	46.68	65.42	34.58
Yes	53.32	53.39	46.61
Region				<0.001
North Central	13.51	50.13	49.87
North East	18.17	74.50	25.50
North West	36.73	84.42	15.58
South East	10.02	17.18	82.82
South-South	8.68	43.83	56.17
South West	12.89	16.79	83.21
Permission to get medical help				<0.001
Big problem	11.80	72.40	27.60
Not a big problem	88.20	57.21	42.79
Distance to the health facility				<0.001
Big problem	28.09	69.3	30.7
Not a big problem	71.91	54.98	45.02
Exposure to media				<0.001
No	38.87	81.18	18.82
Yes	61.13	44.9	55.10
Nigeria = 34,193	100	59.00	41.00

Weighted NDHS, 2018.