Table 5 Assessment of sex difference in factors associated with desire for large family size among young men and women in Nigeria, 2018

Sex

 Male

1.74 (1.51–2.02)*

–

 Female

1

–

Age group

 15–19

1

1

 20–24

1.15 (1.03–1.28)*

1.20 (0.94–1.54)

Educational attainment

 None

1

1

 Primary

0.93 (0.74–1.16)

0.76 (0.44–1.32)

 Secondary

0.76 (0.63–0.93)*

0.87 (0.53–1.41)

 Higher

0.55 (0.43–0.72)*

1.04 (0.56–1.93)

Religion

 Christianity

1

1

 Islam

2.47 (2.09–2.92)*

2.74 (1.85–4.05)*

 Others

0.63 (0.34–1.18)

0.41 (0.09–1.88)

Ethnicity

 Fulani

2.35 (1.68–3.29)*

1.24 (0.55–2.82)

 Hausa

2.61 (1.94–3.51)*

1.03 (0.53–2.03)

 Igbo

2.00 (1.43–2.79)*

1.11 (0.46–2.69)

 Yoruba

1

1

 Others

1.98 (1.53–2.55)*

1.16 (0.64–2.12)

Marital status

 Not married

1

1

 Currently married

1.61 (1.33–1.95)*

0.81 (0.30–2.18)

Household characteristics

 Household size:

1.03 (1.01–1.04)*

 Wealth index

  Poorest

1

1

  Poorer

0.98 (0.81–1.18)

0.99 (0.63–1.55)

  Middle

0.79 (0.65–0.96)*

0.82 (0.51–1.33)

  Richer

0.63 (0.51–0.77)*

0.60 (0.36–0.99)

  Richest

0.47 (0.38–0.59)*

0.41 (0.24–0.72)*

Community characteristics

 Type of residence

  Urban

  Rural

 Region

  North Central

1

1

  North East

2.62 (0.12–3.22)*

0.76 (0.46–1.25)

  North West

2.39 (1.87–3.06)*

0.78 (0.46–1.31)

  South East

1.92 (1.39–2.65)*

0.49 (0.21–1.10)

  South South

1.03 (0.83–1.28)

1.51 (0.87–2.61)

  South West

0.63 (0.48–0.82)*

0.32 (0.19–0.58)

 Community education

  Low

1

1

  Medium

0.98 (0.81–1.18)

1.27 (0.85–1.89)

  High

0.94 (0.83–1.05)

1.51 (0.97–2.33)

 Family planning message penetration

  Low

1

1

  Medium

0.86 (0.69–1.08)

0.94 (0.72–1.22)

  High

0.94 (0.83–1.05)

 Agricultural work

  Low

1

1

  Medium

1.17 (1.02–1.34)*

1.27 (0.89–1.78)

  High

1.39 (1.18–1.63)*

1.38 (0.92–2.06)

 Child mortality experience

  Low

1

1

  Medium

1.23 (1.08–1.39)*

1.14 (0.84–1.54)

  High

1.03 (0.86–1.23)

1.04 (0.69–1.56)

 Negative attitude to family planning

  Low

1

1

  Medium

1.42 (1.25–1.61)*

1.75 (1.28–2.40)*

  High

1.43 (1.23–1.65)*

1.51 (1.07–2.12)*