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Table 1 Weighted demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Maternal health care services utilisation in the context of ‘Abiye’ (safe motherhood) programme in Ondo State, Nigeria

Variables

NDHS 2013 (Baseline survey)

Current study (Endline survey)

Frequency

Percent

Frequency

Percent

Education Level

 Primary or less

183

42.2

71

18.2

 Secondary

195

44.9

219

54.6

 Higher degree

56

12.9

112

27.9

Age

  ≤ 24

82

18.9

40

10.0

 25–34

196

45.2

226

56.2

 35–49

156

35.9

136

33.8

Marital Status

 Ever married

434

100

399

99.2

 Never married

3

0.7

Place of residence

 City

172

39.6

174

43.3

 Rural areas

262

60.4

228

56.7

Religion

 Christian

358

82.5

329

81.8

 Muslim

76

17.5

73

18.2

Ethnic group

 Yoruba

249

57.4

340

84.6

 Others

185

42.6

62

15.4

Employment status

 Employed

370

85.3

350

87.1

 Unemployed

64

14.7

52

12.9

Watch television

 Yes

324

74.7

383

95.3

 No

110

25.3

19

4.7

Children ever born

 1

89

20.5

91

22.6

 2

58

13.4

94

23.4

 3

74

17.1

113

28.1

 4

72

16.6

69

17.2

 5 and above

141

32.5

35

8.7

Number of children between 2011 and 2015

 1

247

56.9

219

54.5

 2

164

37.8

161

40.0

 3

23

5.3

22

5.4

Wealth status

 Poorer

95

21.9

  

 Middle

110

25.3

  

 Richer

116

26.7

  

 Richest

113

26.0