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Table 1 Characteristics of children aged 047 months with mothers 1449 years who were pregnant in the last two years

From: Understanding whose births get registered: a cross sectional study in Bauchi and Cross River states, Nigeria

Factors

Cross River state

Bauchi state

Weighted percent (fraction)

Weighted percent (fraction)

With birth certificate

44.9(3973/8425)

18.9(1790/9670)

Male

49.4(4214/8600)

50.7(4958/9836)

Mother married or co-habiting

89.2(7646/8562)

99.2(9731/9817)

Mother attended had ANC in a government health facility in her last pregnancy

73.8(6451/8533)

69.8(6767/9826)

Mother delivered in a government health facility in her last pregnancy

32.5(2770/8464)

16.9(1581/9707)

Mothers has < 2 children

46.1(3913/8598)

35.3(3453/9823)

Mother has an income and decides on how to spend it

46.7(3990/8590)

51.4(5128/9816)

Mother has some formal education

94.5(8030/8544)

19.1(1960/9830)

Mother has junior or higher education

62.4(5327/8544)

8.7(830/9830)

Father has some formal education

95.6(7841/8244)

34.2(3407/9732)

Father has junior or higher education

72.1(5900/8244)

25.0(2468/9732)

From female headed households

14.3(1232/8576)

0.4(40/9789)

From households with enough food in the last week

80.8(6860/8544)

89.8(8859/9758)

From urban area

32.2(2802/8602)

18.9(1600/9837)

From community with a government health facility

74.7(6439/8405)

58.3(6018/9789)

From community with active village health development committee

55.6(4384/8122)

16.8(2223/9753)