As of 2018, the share of married women in Nigeria who used modern contraceptive methods was consistently high among educated women. Only four percent of married women without any education used modern contraception, whereas the percentage of women using modern contraceptive methods who held more than a secondary school degree reached 23 percent. According to the survey, the use of modern contraception was notably lower in the rural areas of the country. More specifically, in urban areas this share equaled to 26 percent, whereas in rural areas was ten percent, with much lower rates in the northern states.
Share of married women using modern contraceptive methods in Nigeria in 2018, by educational level
Modern contraceptive methods include male and female sterilization, injectables, intrauterine devices (IUDs), contraceptive pills, implants, female and male condoms, the standard days method, the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM), and emergency contraception.
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The DHS Program. (October 31, 2019). Share of married women using modern contraceptive methods in Nigeria in 2018, by educational level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124641/modern-contraceptive-use-among-married-women-by-education-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Share of married women using modern contraceptive methods in Nigeria in 2018, by educational level." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124641/modern-contraceptive-use-among-married-women-by-education-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. (2019). Share of married women using modern contraceptive methods in Nigeria in 2018, by educational level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124641/modern-contraceptive-use-among-married-women-by-education-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program. "Share of Married Women Using Modern Contraceptive Methods in Nigeria in 2018, by Educational Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124641/modern-contraceptive-use-among-married-women-by-education-in-nigeria/
The DHS Program, Share of married women using modern contraceptive methods in Nigeria in 2018, by educational level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124641/modern-contraceptive-use-among-married-women-by-education-in-nigeria/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of married women using modern contraceptive methods in Nigeria in 2018, by educational level [Graph], The DHS Program, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124641/modern-contraceptive-use-among-married-women-by-education-in-nigeria/
