S/No

Variable

Variable definition

Coding

Main outcome variable

1

Still birth

Death of fetus after 28 weeks gestation (or seven months and above)

Died (1); live birth (0)

Main explanatory variables

2

Maternal age

Maternal age at the time of interview

Numerical values in years

3

Maternal education

Highest level of formal education attained by mother

None (0); primary (1); secondary (2); tertiary (3)

4

Ethnicity

Ethnic affiliation of the respondent

Hausa (1); Yoruba (2); Igbo (3); Fulani (4); Others (5)

5

Place of residence

Place of residence either rural or urban

Urban (1); rural (2)

6

Household wealth index

Measure of household wealth in quintiles

Poor (1); middle (2): rich (3)

7

Religion

Religious affiliation of mother

Christianity (1); Islam (2) Traditional/Others (3)

8

Region of residence

Geopolitical zone of residence

South (1); North (2)

9

Birth weight

Birth in kilograms (for facility deliveries)

<2.5 Kg (1); 2.5 - 4.5 Kg (2); >4.5 (3)

10

Complications

Informed of pregnancy complications

None (0); Yes (1)

11

Birth order

Birth order of children born

First; second; third; fourth; fifth and sixth and more

12

Pregnancy desire

If the last pregnancy was desired

Wanted (1); Mistimed (2); Unwanted (3)

13

Place of delivery

Place where delivery took place

Home (0); Health facility (1)

14

Type of energy source

Source of energy for household use

Solid (1); Non-solid fuels (0)

15

Obesity

Measure of body fastness using body mass index (BMI)

Underweight (1); Normal (2); Obese (3)

16

Delivery mode

How fetus was delivered

Normal (0); Caesarean section (1)

17

Use of ANC

Number of ANC visits

No ANC use (0); At least one ANC (1)

18

Skilled ANC use

If person seen during ANC visit is skilled or not

Skilled ANC (1); None-skilled ANC (0)