Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
Items | Number of Respondents = 386 | Mean scores and 95% CI on Infant-survival practices | |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percentage | ||
Health Centres | |||
Ikanigbo/Isoku | 35 | 9.1 | 15.6 (13.7–17.5) |
Italapo | 49 | 12.7 | 16.5 (15.1–17.9) |
Itamapako | 21 | 5.4 | 12.7 (11.0–14.4) |
Itantebo | 19 | 4.9 | 18.6 (17.6–19.6) |
Ita-Osu | 38 | 9.8 | 16.7 (15.0–18.4) |
Iwade Oke/Isale | 45 | 11.7 | 17.2 (16.1–18.3) |
Odo-Esa | 77 | 20.0 | 16.0 (14.7–17.3) |
Oke Oyinbo | 52 | 13.5 | 16.6 (15.3–17.9) |
Oke-Aje | 24 | 6.2 | 19.2 (18.1–20.3) |
Otunba Tunwase National Paediatric Centre (Tertiary) | 26 | 6.7 | 16.9 (15.7–18.1) |
Age | |||
16–25 | 97 | 25.1 | 17.2 (16.3–18.0) |
26–35 | 221 | 57.3 | 16.2 (15.5–16.8) |
36 and above | 68 | 17.6 | 16.9 (15.8–18.0) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 60 | 15.6 | 16.6 (15.4–17.7) |
Married | 315 | 81.6 | 16.6 (16.1–17.1) |
Separated | 7 | 1.8 | 13.0 (8.1–17.9) |
Widowed | 2 | 0.5 | 16.0 (−47.5–79.5) |
Divorced | 2 | 0.5 | 16.0 (−22.0–54.0) |
Occupational Status | |||
Housewife | 32 | 8.3 | 16.5 (14.6–18.4) |
Unemployed | 57 | 14.8 | 16.3 (15.1–17.5) |
Self-employed | 224 | 58.0 | 16.5 (15.8–17.1) |
Civil servant/Private firm | 73 | 18.9 | 17.0 (16.1–17.9) |
Religion | |||
Christianity | 252 | 65.3 | 16.7 (16.1–17.3) |
Islam | 122 | 31.6 | 16.6 (15.7–17.5) |
Traditional belief | 12 | 3.1 | 12.5 (9.0–16.0) |
Ethnicity | |||
Yoruba | 320 | 82.9 | 16.7 (16.2–17.2) |
Igbo | 41 | 10.6 | 16.1 (14.3–17.9) |
Hausa | 12 | 3.1 | 16.7 (14.2–19.2) |
Other ethnic groups | 13 | 3.4 | 14.2 (11.4–17.0) |
Educational attainment | |||
Non-formal | 21 | 5.4 | 12.8 (9.5–16.1) |
Primary | 37 | 9.6 | 14.8 (13.4–16.2) |
Secondary | 164 | 42.5 | 16.2 (15.4–16.9) |
Tertiary | 164 | 42.5 | 17.8 (17.2–18.4) |
Number of Children alive | |||
One child | 124 | 32.1 | 16.4 (15.5–17.3) |
Two children | 133 | 34.5 | 16.6 (15.8–17.4) |
More than two children | 129 | 33.4 | 16.5 (15.7–17.3) |
Number of infants ever lost | |||
None | 340 | 88.1 | 16.8 (16.3–17.3) |
One | 31 | 8.0 | 14.0 (12.1–15.9) |
Two | 13 | 3.4 | 15.7 (11.4–20.0) |
More than two | 2 | 0.5 | 12.5 (6.1–18.9) |