Table 2 Pattern of SCT distribution among mothers of under-five children in Nigeria, 2018 NDHS
n鈥�=鈥�7,493 | Had children with Sickle Cell Trait | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Mother鈥檚 age (years) | 听 | 听 | 听 |
15鈥�19 | 241 (76.5) | 74 (23.5) | 0.567 |
20鈥�24 | 963 (74.7) | 326 (25.3) | 听 |
25鈥�29 | 1499 (74.9) | 503 (25.1) | 听 |
30鈥�34 | 1290 (76.1) | 406 (23.9) | 听 |
35鈥�39 | 1060 (77.5) | 308 (22.5) | 听 |
40鈥�44 | 434 (75.2) | 143 (24.8) | 听 |
45鈥�49 | 192 (78.1) | 54 (22.0) | 听 |
Maternal highest educational level | 听 | 听 | 听 |
No education | 2160 (75.5) | 700 (24.5) | 0.894 |
Primary | 941 (75.4) | 307 (24.6) | 听 |
Secondary | 2067 (76.0) | 652 (24.0) | 听 |
Higher | 511 (76.7) | 155 (23.3) | 听 |
Wealth index | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Poorest | 1112 (74.3) | 385 (25.7) | 0.188 |
Poor | 1145 (75.6) | 370 (24.4) | 听 |
Middle | 1287 (77.1) | 382 (22.9) | 听 |
Rich | 1160 (74.7) | 392 (25.3) | 听 |
Richest | 975 (77.4) | 285 (22.6) | 听 |
Sex of household head | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Male | 4947 (75.6) | 1599 (24.4) | 0.247 |
Female | 732 (77.3) | 215 (22.7) | 听 |
Marital status | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Single | 360 (78.8) | 97 (21.2) | 0.287 |
Monogamy | 3842 (75.5) | 1248 (24.5) | 听 |
Polygamy | 1477 (75.9) | 469 (24.1) | 听 |
Religion | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Christianity | 2721 (77.0) | 814 (23.0) | 0.020 |
Islam | 2913 (74.9) | 977 (25.1) | 听 |
Traditional/Others | 45 (66.2) | 23 (33.8) | 听 |
Father alive | 听 | 听 | 听 |
No | 122 (82.4) | 26 (17.6) | 0.057 |
Yes | 5557 (75.7) | 1788 (24.3) | 听 |
Parity | 听 | 听 | 听 |
1鈥�2 | 1878 (76.9) | 563 (23.1) | 0.263 |
3鈥�4 | 1690 (75.0) | 562 (25.0) | 听 |
5+ | 2111 (75.4) | 689 (24.6) | 听 |
Child mortality | 听 | 听 | 听 |
None | 4089 (76.1) | 1285 (23.9) | 0.162 |
One | 933 (76.4) | 289 (23.7) | 听 |
Multiple | 657 (73.2) | 240 (26.8) | 听 |
Domicile | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Urban | 2204 (75.6) | 711 (24.4) | 0.769 |
Rural | 3475 (75.9) | 1103 (24.1) | 听 |
Region | 听 | 听 | 听 |
North Central | 1023 (77.2) | 302 (22.8) | 0.477 |
North East | 1012 (76.0) | 319 (24.0) | 听 |
North West | 1334 (74.2) | 464 (25.8) | 听 |
South East | 784 (76.5) | 241 (23.5) | 听 |
South-South | 642 (76.3) | 199 (23.7) | 听 |
South West | 884 (75.4) | 289 (24.6) | 听 |