Socioeconomic inequalities in high-risk fertility behaviour among Nigerian women: A non-experimental population-based study

Michael Ekholuenetale

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 11, 1-17

Abstract: Background: High-risk fertility behaviour (HRFB) has adverse health, social and economic effects on women. An understanding of socioeconomic inequalities is needed to design effective interventions targeted to lower maternal morbidity and mortality due to HRFB. Objectives: The objective was to quantify socioeconomic inequalities in HRFB among Nigerian women. Design: This was a cross-section study that used population-based data. Methods: A sample of 21,792 Nigerian women aged 15–49 years from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey was analyzed. Percentage was employed in univariate analysis. In addition, concentration index was used to assess the extent of inequalities in HRFB. This was further decomposed to ascertain the explanatory components’ relative contributions to the socioeconomic inequalities in HRFB. Results: The weighted prevalence of HRFB (63.5%; 95% CI: 62.6–64.4%), included 34 years at childbirth (18.3%; 95% CI: 17.6–19.0%), >3 children birth order (49.6%; 95% CI: 48.7–50.5%) and

Date: 2024
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