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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Social consequences of COVID-19 on fertility preference consistency and contraceptive use among Nigerian women: insights from population-based data

Variables (n = 774)

Freq

Percentage (%)

Socio-demographics

 Age (Years): Mean (SD)

35.19 (7.52)

 

 Age group (Years)

  15-24

76

9.8

  25-29

130

16.8

  30-34

181

23.4

  35-39

180

23.3

  40-44

136

17.6

  45-49

71

9.1

 Highest education

  None

103

13.4

  Primary

131

16.9

  Secondary

304

39.2

  Tertiary

236

30.5

 Employment

  Yes

640

82.8

  No

134

17.3

 Place of residence

  Urban

633

81.8

  Rural

141

18.2

 Wealth quintile

  Lowest

124

16.1

  Lower

136

17.6

  Middle

154

19.9

  Higher

180

23.3

  Highest

180

23.3

 State

  Lagos

548

70.9

  Kano

226

29.1

Social consequences of COVID-19 restrictions

 Loss of personal income

  Small

77

9.9

  Moderate

208

26.9

  Large

192

24.9

  No income

297

38.3

 Loss of household income

  Some or partial

532

68.7

  Total

242

31.3

 Household food insecurity

  No

646

83.5

  Yes

128

16.5

 Worry about future household finance

  No

60

7.6

  Yes

714

92.4

 Economic reliance on partner

  No

441

57.0

  Yes

333

43.0

Marital and reproductive characteristics

 No of times married/cohabit

  Once

699

90.3

  More than one

75

9.7

 Family type

  Monogamy

611

78.9

  Polygynous

163

21.1

 Children ever-born

   < =1

139

18

  2

163

21

  3

160

20.6

  4

144

18.6

   > =5

168

21.8

 History of pregnancy termination in past 3 years

  No

704

91.0

  Yes

70

9.0