Table 1 Characteristics of pregnant mothers enrolled for study at three centres (n = 431)
Factors | Abuja | Lagos | Port Harcourt | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 85 | n = 136 | n = 210 | n (%) | |
Maternal age (Years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (0.5) |
 20 – 35 | 85 | 100 | 199 | 384 (89.1) |
 >35 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 25 (5.8) |
 Unknown | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 (4.6) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Single | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 (4.1) |
 Married | 77 | 133 | 198 | 408 (94.7) |
 Separated/Widow | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 (1.2) |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0 | 3 | 58 | 24 | 85 (19.7) |
 1 | 28 | 39 | 56 | 123 (28.5) |
 2 or more | 54 | 39 | 130 | 223 (51.7) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Hausa | 20 | 17 | 19 | 56 (13.0) |
 Ibo | 25 | 42 | 58 | 125 (29.0) |
 Yoruba | 15 | 57 | 12 | 84 (19.5) |
 Others | 25 | 20 | 121 | 166 (38.5) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Christianity | 76 | 111 | 204 | 391 (90.7) |
 Islam | 9 | 25 | 6 | 40 (9.3) |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Primary | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 (4.2) |
 Secondary | 24 | 21 | 62 | 107 (24.9) |
 Technical | 10 | 9 | 24 | 43 (10.0) |
 Tertiary | 46 | 102 | 115 | 263 (61.0) |
Education of spouse | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Primary | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 (1.9) |
 Secondary | 13 | 32 | 44 | 89 (20.6) |
 Technical | 10 | 5 | 17 | 32 (7.4) |
 Tertiary | 61 | 96 | 145 | 302 (70.1) |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 None | 9 | 12 | 46 | 67 (15.5) |
 Student | 1 | 12 | 20 | 33 (7.7) |
 Self-employed | 37 | 41 | 74 | 152 (35.3) |
 Formal Job | 32 | 56 | 65 | 153 (35.5) |
 Unknown | 6 | 15 | 5 | 26 (6.0) |
Residential type | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Self-contained | 60 | 110 | 168 | 338 (78.4) |
 Shared | 15 | 26 | 40 | 81 (18.8) |
 Unknown | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 (27.8) |
Home ownership status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Owned | 26 | 20 | 62 | 108 (25.0) |
 Rented | 49 | 116 | 146 | 311 (72.2) |
 Unknown | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 (27.8) |