Table 2 Cox proportional hazard model showing the effects of ethnicity and religious affiliation on child marriage among female adolescents in Nigeria, adjusting for level of education, place of residence and wealth quintile

1.00

1.00

1.20

0.34

0.69–2.08

1.53

0.46

0.85–2.76

1.97 **

0.51

1.19–3.26

1.49

0.42

0.86–2.60

9.35***

2.19

5.91–14.80

2.50***

0.58

1.59–3.95

24.44***

5.35

15.90–37.56

3.67***

0.85

2.33–5.77

1.00

1.00

8.68***

1.08

6.80–11.09

2.10***

0.33

1.54–2.86

1.00

0.22***

0.02

0.19–0.27

1.00

0.51***

0.06

0.40–0.64

1.00

0.96

0.08

0.81–1.13

0.86

0.09

0.70–1.05

0.94

0.12

0.72–1.21

0.48***

0.10

0.32–0.72