Table 3: Demographic Characteristics of Injectable Contraceptive Users
Variable
Local Government Area
Total
(N=393)
Akinyele
(n=97)
Egbeda
(n=102)
Ido
(n=96)
Ona-Ara
(n=98)
Age (years)
Mean age 36.6 37.6 38.2 35.6 37.0
Education
None 2.1% 2.0% 5.2% 5.0% 3.5%
Primary school 36.1% 28.4% 14.6% 28.7% 27.0%
WASC/GCE 49.5% 52.9% 63.5% 59.4% 56.3%
OND*/diploma/nursing 8.2% 11.8% 12.5% 5.9% 9.6%
HND*/First degree 4.1% 4.9% 4.2% 1.0% 3.5%
Religion
Christianity 48.5% 59.8% 79.2% 36.6% 55.8%
Islam 51.5% 40.2% 20.8% 63.4% 44.2%