| Variable |
Mean |
SD |
95% CI |
| Constant |
1.101 |
0.083 |
(0.913, 1.260) |
| Region |
|
|
|
| North Central (ref.) |
0 |
| North East |
0.001 |
0.024 |
(-0.046, 0.050) |
| North West |
-0.019 |
0.025 |
(-0.074, 0.029) |
| South East |
0.045 |
0.027 |
(-0.004, 0.100) |
| South West |
-0.004 |
0.026 |
(-0.054, 0.050) |
| South South |
0.024 |
0.022 |
(-0.016, 0.070) |
| Place of Residence |
|
|
|
| Rural (ref.) |
0 |
| Urban |
0.013 |
0.005 |
(0.003, 0.023)* |
| Mother’s Educational Attainment |
|
|
|
| No education (ref.) |
0 |
| Primary |
0.085 |
0.006 |
( 0.072, 0.097)* |
| Secondary |
-0.076 |
0.007 |
(-0.090, -0.063)** |
| Higher |
-0.123 |
0.013 |
(-0.148, -0.097)** |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| Other ethnic groups (ref.) |
0 |
| Yoruba |
-0.039 |
0.014 |
(-0.065, -0.011)** |
| Ibo |
0.012 |
0.017 |
(-0.023, 0.043) |
| Hausa |
0.017 |
0.011 |
(-0.005, 0.038) |
| Wealth Index |
|
|
|
| Poorest/Poorer (ref.) |
0 |
| Middle Class |
0.006 |
0.005 |
(-0.004, 0.016) |
| Richer/Richest |
-0.009 |
0.007 |
(-0.023, 0.004) |
| Religion |
|
|
|
| None/Traditional (ref.) |
0 |
| Christianity |
-0.031 |
0.01 |
(-0.051, -0.012)** |
| Islam |
-0.013 |
0.011 |
(-0.034, 0.007) |
| Family Planning |
|
|
|
| No method (ref.) |
0 |
| Folkloric/Traditional/Modern |
-0.04 |
0.004 |
(-0.048, -0.031)** |
| Marital Status |
|
|
|
| Other (ref.) |
0 |
|
| Married and living with partner |
0.091 |
0.008 |
( 0.076, 0.106)* |
| Partner’s Education |
|
|
|
| No education (ref.) |
0 |
|
| Primary |
0.002 |
0.006 |
(-0.009, 0.013) |
| Secondary |
-0.048 |
0.006 |
(-0.059,-0.037)** |
| Higher |
0.001 |
0.008 |
(-0.013, 0.017) |
| Mother’s Working Status |
|
|
|
| Not Working (ref.) |
0 |
| Working |
0.058 |
0.003 |
( 0.052, 0.064)* |
| Mode of Delivery |
|
|
|
| Normal delivery (ref.) |
0 |
| Caesarean section |
-0.049 |
0.012 |
(-0.072, -0.026)** |
| Sex of Children |
|
|
|
| Boys (ref.) |
0 |
| Daughters |
0.277 |
0.003 |
( 0.271, 0.283)* |
| Children Dead |
|
|
|
| No (ref.) |
0 |
| Yes |
-0.214 |
0.003 |
(-0.219, -0.208)** |
| The continuous variables |
|
|
|
| Age at first birth |
0.006 |
0.005 |
( 0.001, 0.019)* |
| Body mass index |
0.001 |
0.001 |
( 0.003, 0.004)* |
| The spatial variable |
|
|
|
| States (36) and FCT |
0.003 |
0.001 |
( 0.001, 0.006)* |
| The Random effect |
|
|
|
| Community |
0.005 |
0.001 |
( 0.004, 0.006)* |
| Household |
0.001 |
0.001 |
( 0.001, 0.002)* |
|
