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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study respondents of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys 2007, 2011, and 2016–2017 among women 15–49 years in Nigeria

From: Trends of HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes among Nigerian women between 2007 and 2017 using Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data

Variables

2007

(n = 17,733),

n (%)a

2011

(n = 26,532)

n (%)a

2017

(n = 23,530)

n (%)a

Age group, n (%)

 15–19

3030 (17.4)

4564 (17.6)

4201 (17.9)

 20–24

3194 (18.0)

4541 (17.1)

3922 (17.1)

 25–29

3530 (20.1)

5002 (19.4)

4150 (17.7)

 30–34

2793 (16.0)

3947 (15.9)

3838 (16.5)

 35–39

2277 (12.8)

3177 (12.3)

3077 (12.9)

 40–44

1699 (8.9)

2631 (10.0)

2545 (10.5)

 45–49

1210 (6.7)

2079 (7.8)

1797 (7.4)

Marital statusb

 Currently married

12,191 (67.6)

18,242 (69.0)

16,101 (70.1)

 Formerly married

776 (4.4)

1182 (4.7)

1089 (4.5)

 Never married

4766 (28.0)

6517 (26.3)

6299 (25.5)

Educational level

 None

5875 (29.4)

8247 (26.9)

3758 (18.0)

 Non-standard curriculum

3669 (20.9)

–

3673 (14.9)

 Primary

7843 (48.6)

4964 (17.9)

10,529 (41.4)

 Secondary and above

346 (1.2)

12,730 (55.2)

3249 (13.1)

 Higher

–

–

2321 (12.6)

Wealth index quantile

 Poorest

2602 (12.3)

5179 (15.0)

2615 (12.2)

 Second

3208 (15.4)

5727 (17.3)

3855 (15.9)

 Middle

3566 (19.4)

5458 (19.8)

4884 (20.4)

 Fourth

4080 (23.9)

5084 (22.6)

5611 (23.5)

 Richest

4277 (29.1)

4493 (25.2)

6565 (28.0)

Area

 Rural

13,388 (61.8)

19,530 (59.8)

14,917 (58.9)

 Urban

5581 (38.2)

7002 (40.2)

8613 (41.1)

Zone (%)

 North Central

3650 (13.1)

5356 (14.5)

4984 (17.5)

 North East

1857 (7.9)

4535 (12.7)

2837 (17.2)

 North West

3819 (22.0)

4783 (19.6)

5368 (28.3)

 South East

2687 (12.1)

3471 (13.1)

2842 (8.1)

 South South

3269 (18.1)

3824 (16.7)

4091 (13.4)

 South West

2451 (26.8)

3972 (23.4)

3408 (15.4)

  1. aFrequencies refer to the study sample, while percentages are survey-weighted estimates for the Nigerian female population
  2. bCurrently married included participants who were currently married or living with their partner. Formerly married included participants who were widowed, divorced, or separated. Never married included participants who were never married or single