Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women of advanced maternal age, Nigeria, 2008 and 2013
Characteristic | Number of women (n = 14,450) | Percentage (100.0) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age | ||
35–39 years | 6110 | 42.3 |
40–44 years | 4554 | 31.5 |
45–49 years | 3786 | 26.2 |
Parity | ||
Low | 1575 | 10.9 |
Multiparity | 2847 | 19.7 |
Grand multiparity | 10,028 | 69.4 |
Child mortality experience | ||
Ever experienced | 7456 | 51.6 |
Never experienced | 6994 | 48.4 |
Age at first birth | ||
14 years or less | 1789 | 12.4 |
15–19 years | 5978 | 41.4 |
20–24 years | 4039 | 27.9 |
25 years or older | 2644 | 18.3 |
Fertility desire | ||
Wants no more children | 7898 | 54.7 |
Wants more children | 6464 | 44.7 |
Undecided | 88 | 0.6 |
Ideal family size | ||
Small | 2644 | 18.3 |
Large | 11,806 | 81.7 |
Maternal education | ||
None | 7305 | 50.6 |
Primary | 3038 | 21.0 |
Secondary | 2808 | 19.4 |
Higher | 1299 | 9.0 |
Household wealth index | ||
Poorest | 3475 | 24.1 |
Poorer | 2817 | 19.5 |
Middle | 2463 | 17.0 |
Richer | 2546 | 17.6 |
Richest | 3149 | 21.8 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 5311 | 36.8 |
Rural | 9139 | 63.2 |
Employment status | ||
Not working | 3248 | 22.5 |
Working | 11,202 | 77.5 |
Media exposure | ||
None | 4269 | 29.6 |
Low | 2705 | 18.7 |
Moderate | 7476 | 51.7 |
Geographic region | ||
Northern region | 9083 | 62.9 |
Southern region | 5367 | 37.1 |
Current contraceptive use | ||
Non-use | 11,582 | 80.2 |
Using traditional method | 1048 | 7.2 |
Using modern method | 1820 | 12.6 |
Remarriage | ||
Married once | 11,778 | 81.5 |
Remarried | 2672 | 18.5 |
Women autonomy | ||
No autonomy | 6246 | 43.2 |
Autonomy | 8204 | 56.8 |