Figures & Tables
Figures
- FIGURE 1.
Percentage of First-Time Parents Who Do Not Want Another Child or Who Wish to Wait 3 Years or Longer to Have Their Next Child, Cross River State, Nigeria
- FIGURE 2.
Percentage of First-Time Parents Who Can Name at Least 3 Modern Contraceptive Methods, Cross River State, Nigeria
- FIGURE 3.
Percentage of First-Time Parents Who Agree That Using Contraceptives May Negatively Affect One’s Ability to Have Children in the Future, Cross River State, Nigeria
- FIGURE 4.
Percentage of First-Time Parents Who Have Discussed Family Planning With Their Partner as a Way to Space Children in Past 3 Months, Cross River State, Nigeria
- FIGURE 5.
Current Use of a Modern Contraceptive Method (Among First-Time Parents Not Currently Pregnant), Cross River State, Nigeria
- FIGURE 6.
Current Modern Contraception Method Used Among First-Time Mothers Not Currently Pregnant (Multiple Responses Possible), Cross River State, Nigeria
* P<.000.
** P<.01.
Tables
- TABLE 1.
Criteria for Selection of Respondents and Achieved Sample Size Among Young First-Time Parents, Cross River State, Nigeria
Selected Participants Baseline Endline Ikom Obubra Ikom Obubra First-time mothers
At least 10 FTM members were randomly sampled at both baseline and endline from each of the selected peer groups in both LGAs15 of 24 peer groups randomly selected at baseline; 150 FTMs randomly selected from each of the 15 groups 17 of 26 peer groups randomly selected at baseline; 188 FTMs randomly selected from each of the 17 groups The same 15 peer groups selected at baseline were interviewed at endline; 149 FTMs randomly selected from each of the 15 groups The same 17 peer groups selected at baseline were interviewed at endline; 190 FTMs randomly selected from each of the 17 groups Male partners of FTMs
All male partners participating in peer groups in both LGAs were selected for the study and interviewedAll (census) 10 peer groups selected at baseline; all members of each group interviewed at baseline; 123 male partners interviewed All (census) 10 peer groups selected at baseline; all members of each group interviewed at baseline; 122 male partners interviewed All (census) 10 peer groups selected at baseline; all members of each group interviewed at endline; 114 male partners interviewed All (census) 10 peer groups selected at baseline; all members of each group interviewed at endline; 111 male partners interviewed Abbreviations: FTM, first-time mother; LGA, local government area.
- TABLE 2.
Percentage Distribution of Age, Marital Status, Local Government Area, and Education Level by Participant Group and Baseline/Endline Among Young First-Time Parents, Cross River State, Nigeria
First-Time Mothers Male Partners Baseline (n=338) Endline (n=339) Baseline (n=224) Endline (n=224) Age, % 15–19 years 28.7 28.3a 1.3 0.9 20–24 years 62.7 67.8a 28.6 30.4 25–29 years 1.2 2.7a 40.2 38.8 30 years plus 0.0 0.3a 29.9 29.9 Don’t know/missing 7.4 0.9a 0.0 0.0 Mean age, years 20.6 21.1b 27.5 27.4 Local government area, % Ikom 44.4 44.0 50.9 50.9 Obubra 55.6 56.0 49.1 49.1 Marital status, % Never married 62.7 53.1b 30.4 31.7 Living with partner/married 37.3 45.4b 69.6 68.3 Divorced/separated/widowed 0.0 1.5b 0.0 0.0 No. of living children, % 0 14.5 7.7b 9.8 4.5 1 85.5 92.0b 85.3 90.2 2 0.0 0.3b 4.9 5.4 Age of youngest child (among participants with at least 1 child) Mean age of youngest child (months) 6.9 months (n=289) 8.7a (n=312) 8.8 months (n=199) 10.9 months (n=214) Residential arrangement, % Currently lives with partner 45.0 43.4 75.4 72.8 Education level, % Primary 13.9 10.9 3.6 4.0 Junior Secondary (completed) 35.2 36.6 9.8 10.3 Secondary (completed) 47.6 45.4 67.9 67.0 Polytechnic 1.8 2.9 4.0 3.1 University 1.5 4.1 14.7 15.6 Works to earn money, % Yes 36.1 56.9a 84.8 86.6 - TABLE 3.
Percentage Distribution of Partner Support for Family Planning by Participant Group and Baseline/Endline
Variable First-Time Mothers Male Partners Baseline, %(n=338) Endline, % (n=339) Baseline, % (n=224) Endline, % (n=224) Agrees that husband/partner would approve of using family planning to space next child 66.9 79.6a 90.6 93.8 Would give wife/partner money to seek services if she wanted to use family planning to space her next birth 87.9 93.8b
