Table 2 Prevalence of smoking among women of reproductive age (N = 41821), Nigeria, 2018

Age group

15-24

15257

99.8

27

0.2

25-34

13375

99.6

57

0.4

19.7

0.009^*

35-49

13078

99.8

27

0.2

Region

North-Central

5872

99.7

18

0.3

North-East

6619

99.7

17

0.3

50.8

<0.001^*

North-West

12209

99.9

16

0.1

South-East

4961

100.0

1

0.0

South-South

4826

99.7

14

0.3

South-West

7222

99.4

44

0.6

Type of place of residence

Urban

19098

99.7

64

0.3

6.4

0.131

Rural

22612

99.8

47

0.2

Highest educational level

No education

14582

99.9

21

0.1

Primary

6022

99.7

16

0.3

Secondary

16525

99.6

58

0.4

14.2

0.060

Higher

4581

99.7

16

0.3

Religion

Catholic

4335

99.8

10

0.2

Other Christian

14815

99.6

57

0.4

15.1

0.066

Islam

22330

99.8

42

0.2

Other

230

99.3

2

0.7

Current marital status

Never in union

10504

99.6

46

0.4

Married/LP

29046

99.8

44

0.2

65.3

<0.001^*

Formerly

2160

99.1

21

0.9

Sex of household head

Male

34834

99.8

57

0.2

80.3

<0.001^*

Female

6876

99.2

53

0.8

Literacy

Illiterate

19578

99.7

52

0.3

0.001

0.989

Literate

22132

99.7

59

0.3

Radio

Not at all

18422

99.7

57

0.3

2.2

0.407

Yes

23289

99.8

54

0.2

TV

Not at all

19955

99.8

37

0.2

9.6

0.052

Yes

21755

99.7

74

0.3

Own a mobile phone

No

18666

99.9

21

0.1

28.9

<0.001^*

Yes

23044

99.6

89

0.4

Internet

Not at all

35416

99.8

87

0.2

3.8

0.204

Yes

6294

99.6

24

0.4

Wealth index

Poor

15364

99.8

36

0.2

Middle

8543

99.7

29

0.3

2.2

0.689

Rich

17803

99.7

46

0.3

Employment

No

14623

99.9

22

0.1

11.7

0.011^*

Yes

27087

99.7

89

0.3

Currently pregnant

No or unsure

37486

99.7

99

0.3

0.1

0.795

Yes

4224

99.7

12

0.3

Gender attitude

Good

29640

99.7

88

0.3

3.9

0.108

Poor

12070

99.8

23

0.2

Total

Total

41710

99.7

111

0.3