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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents n = 1199

From: Prevalence and associated factors of modern contraceptive discontinuation among sexually active married women in Nigeria

Variables

Women at risk of pregnancy

Total (%)

NO (%)

Yes (%)

Total

1199 (100.0)

650 (54.2)

549 (45.8)

Age (years)

 15–19

8 (0.7)

1.2

0.2

 20–24

92 (7.7)

7.8

7.5

 25–29

325 (27.1)

30.9

22.6

 30–34

334 (27.9)

29.6

25.9

 35–39

277 (23.1)

21.5

25.0

 40–44

122 (10.2)

6.9

14.1

 45–49

41 (3.4)

2.3

4.7

Wealth Index

 Poorest

51 (4.2)

4.3

4.1

 Poorer

108 (9.0)

10.1

7.7

 Middle

178 (14.8)

14.2

15.6

 Richer

330 (27.5)

26.1

29.2

 Richest

532 (44.4)

45.2

43.5

Region

 North Central

146 (12.2)

14.3

9.7

 North East

138 (11.5)

12.8

10.0

 North West

177 (14.8)

11.6

18.6

 South East

185 (15.5)

17.1

13.6

 South South

165 (13.8)

13.6

14.0

 South West

387 (32.3)

30.6

34.2

Education

 No education

140 (11.7)

12.8

10.4

 Primary

165 (13.7)

13.1

14.4

 Secondary

620 (51.7)

50.4

53.2

 Tertiary

274 (22.9)

23.6

21.9

Marital duration

 0–4

186 (15.5)

18.1

12.5

 5–9

407 (33.9)

37.5

29.7

 10–14

260 (21.7)

22.0

21.3

 15–19

196 (16.3)

14.4

18.6

 20 + 

150 (12.5)

8.0

17.9

Media exposure

 No

826 (68.9)

70.8

66.7

 Yes

372 (31.1)

29.2

33.3

Visited Health Facility in the Last 12 Months

 No

488 (40.7)

34.2

48.5

 Yes

711 (59.3)

65.8

51.5