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Table 2 Bivariate and Chi-Square analyses of access to mass media messages, and use of family planning

From: Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in Nigeria: a spatio-demographic analysis from the 2013 DHS

Spatio-demographic

Radio

TV

N P

FP

characteristics

yes

%

sig.

yes

%

sig.

yes

%

sig.

yes

%

sig.

Age group

            

15–19

1,911

24.20

0.000

1,088

13.79

0.000

352

4.47

0.000

539

6.82

0.000

20–24

2,167

32.31

 

1,324

19.74

 

508

7.59

 

1,192

17.75

 

25–29

2,538

36.09

 

1,635

23.26

 

585

8.83

 

1,260

17.91

 

30–34

1,992

37.12

 

1,280

23.86

 

466

8.70

 

1,033

19.23

 

35–39

1,734

36.89

 

1,060

22.58

 

365

7.78

 

976

20.76

 

40–44

1,270

34.69

 

812

22.19

 

286

7.82

 

776

21.18

 

45–49

1,146

32.25

 

671

18.90

 

205

5.77

 

449

12.63

 

Education

            

No education

1,846

13.45

0.000

331

2.41

0.000

32

0.23

0.000

400

2.91

0.000

Primary

2,214

31.17

 

1,120

15.78

 

194

2.74

 

1,210

17.03

 

Secondary

6,204

43.10

 

4,246

29.51

 

1,334

9.29

 

3,257

22.61

 

Higher

2,494

67.55

 

2,173

58.87

 

1.207

32.75

 

1,358

36.73

 

Marital Status

            

Never married

8,209

31.11

0.000

4,714

17.88

0.000

1,507

5.72

0.000

3,854

14.6

0.000

Married

395

45.45

 

292

33.56

 

77

8.87

 

249

28.59

 

Living with Partner

347

34.94

 

202

20.36

 

68

6.87

 

96

9.67

 

Divorced/sep

162

37.76

 

106

24.71

 

42

9.84

 

97

22.61

 

Widowed

120

27.78

 

49

11.34

 

21

4.86

 

35

8.10

 

Religion

            

Traditionalist

31

8.81

0.000

20

5.68

0.000

5

1.42

0.000

24

6.82

0.000

Christianity

8,169

41.21

 

6,047

30.52

 

2,276

11.50

 

5,004

25.22

 

Islam

4,505

24.27

 

1,776

9.57

 

473

2.55

 

1,174

6.32

 

Employment status

            

Not working

12,379

33.34

0.000

7,649

20.61

0.000

2.671

7.21

0.000

6,039

16.26

0.000

Working

209

19.24

 

135

12.44

 

47

4.33

 

86

7.92

 

Region

            

North Central

1,871

29.96

0.000

1,205

19.30

0.000

512

8.21

0.000

1,019

16.30

0.000

North East

968

14.62

 

469

7.09

 

165

2.50

 

256

3.86

 

North West

2,082

21.54

 

370

3.83

 

151

1.56

 

334

3.45

 

South East

1,725

38.69

 

1,042

23.38

 

511

11.47

 

1,168

26.18

 

South South

2,375

39.22

 

1,886

31.19

 

737

12.22

 

1,590

26.25

 

South West

3,737

63.66

 

2,898

49.37

 

691

11.78

 

1,858

31.63

 

Residence

            

Urban

7,600

48.93

0.000

5,526

35.59

0.000

2.037

13.14

0.000

3,704

23.83

0.000

Rural

5,158

22.06

 

2,344

10.03

 

730

3.13

 

2,521

10.77

 

Wealth Index

            

Lowest

547

8.29

0.000

41

0.62

0.000

14

0.21

0.000

121

1.83

0.000

Second

1,176

15.65

 

212

2.83

 

63

0.84

 

456

6.07

 

Middle

2,284

28.58

 

984

12.32

 

307

3.85

 

1,166

14.57

 

Fourth

3,910

46.29

 

2,517

29.81

 

705

8.36

 

1,883

22.28

 

Highest

4,841

57.84

 

4,116

49.19

 

1.678

20.10

 

2,599

31.01

 
  1. FP Use of family planning
  2. TV Television messages on family planning
  3. Radio Radio messages on family planning
  4. NP Newspaper messages on family planning
  5. Sig Chi Square significance level