Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of sexually active Nigeria women who participated in the study, 2003
Variable | Number of women (%) | Percent of women who reported multiple concurrent sexual partners in the last 12 months (%) |
|---|---|---|
Individual covariates | ||
Age groups | ||
15 – 24 | 2009 (31.6) | 28.1 |
25 – 34 | 2251 (35.4) | 8.7 |
> 35 | 2102 (33.0) | 3.2 |
Level of education | ||
No school | 2809 (45.5) | 2.9 |
Primary | 1387 (21.8) | 9.2 |
Secondary/higher | 2081 (32.7) | 29.5 |
Wealth index | ||
Low | 1350 (21.3) | 8.0 |
Middle | 3799 (59.7) | 12.4 |
High | 1211 (19.0) | 20.3 |
Past alcohol use | ||
No | 5692 (89.7) | 11.3 |
1 | 146 (2.3) | 32.2 |
2 | 111 (1.8) | 26.1 |
3+ | 396 (6.2) | 26.8 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 831 (13.1) | 77.4 |
Currently married | 5156 (81.0) | 1.8 |
Formerly married | 375 (5.9) | 25.1 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 2995 (47.1) | 22.8 |
Muslim | 3245 (51.0) | 4.2 |
Others | 118 (1.9) | 6.8 |
Community covariates | ||
Community economic status | ||
Low | 2238 (35.2) | 7.4 |
Middle | 2126 (33.4) | 13.0 |
High | 1998 (31.4) | 19.3 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 2483 (39.0) | 16.2 |
Rural | 3879 (61.0) | 10.9 |
Region | ||
North central | 1048 (16.5) | 13.4 |
North East | 1256 (19.7) | 5.8 |
North west | 1650 (25.9) | 2.1 |
South East | 765 (12.0) | 22.4 |
South south | 781 (12.3) | 33.3 |
South west | 862 (13.6) | 17.2 |