| States | Akwa Ibom | Delta | Rivers | Chi-square/P value |
| Variable | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
|
| Fathers’ Education Level |
|
|
|
|
| None | 6 (0.6) | 18 (1.8) | 6 (0.5) | 210.6(0.0001) * |
| Primary | 96 (9.7) | 49 (5.0) | 20 (1.8) | |
| Secondary | 492 (49.7) | 559 (56.6) | 405 (35.9) | |
| Tertiary | 395 (39.9) | 361 (36.6) | 697 (61.8) | |
| Mothers’ Education Level |
|
|
| Fischer’s exact/P-value |
| None | 3 (0.3) | 26 (2.6) | 4 (0.4) | 195.4(0.0001) * |
| Primary | 116 (11.7) | 115 (11.5) | 35 (3.1) | |
| Secondary | 486 (48.9) | 572 (57.1) | 489 (43.2) | |
| Tertiary | 389 (39.1) | 288 (28.8) | 605 (53.4) |