Table 3 Partners dynamics in fertility related decision-making as indicated by male and female respondents
Who Usually start the conversation about family planning? | Ibadan | Kaduna | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Males | Females | ||||||||||||||
om | um | ym | uf | Ofc | Yfc | yfn | ofn | Om | ym | Um | uf | yfn | ym | yfc | Ofn | ||
Male partner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Wife | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
Any of the partners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Totals | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 31 |
Who usually decide the number of children for the family | |||||||||||||||||
Both | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Wife | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Male partner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Totals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41 |