Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population
Characteristic | Number (n = 400) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age groups | ||
15–19 | 56 | 14.0 |
20–24 | 145 | 36.2 |
25–29 | 116 | 29.0 |
30–34 | 58 | 14.5 |
35–39 | 24 | 6.0 |
40–44 | 1 | 0.3 |
Religion | ||
Catholic | 126 | 31.5 |
Protestant | 99 | 24.7 |
Muslim | 100 | 25.0 |
Born again | 68 | 17.0 |
SDA | 7 | 1.8 |
Address | ||
Less than 3 km | 73 | 18.2 |
3-5 km | 126 | 31.5 |
Greater than 5 km | 201 | 50.3 |
Level of education of the pregnant woman | ||
No education | 7 | 1.8 |
Primary | 141 | 35.2 |
Secondary | 220 | 55.0 |
Tertiary | 32 | 8.0 |
Level of education of the partner | ||
No education | 3 | 0.8 |
Primary | 35 | 8.7 |
Secondary | 220 | 55.0 |
Tertiary | 64 | 16.0 |
I don’t know | 78 | 19.5 |
Occupation of the pregnant woman | ||
House wife | 194 | 48.5 |
Peasant | 4 | 1.0 |
Business/Entrepreneur | 174 | 43.5 |
Salaried/Waged | 21 | 5.3 |
Student | 7 | 1.7 |
Occupation of the partner | ||
Not employed | 5 | 1.3 |
Peasant | 2 | 0.5 |
Business/Entrepreneur | 315 | 78.7 |
Salaried/Waged | 75 | 18.7 |
Student | 3 | 0.8 |
Marital status of the pregnant woman | ||
Married | 306 | 76.5 |
Single | 88 | 22.0 |
Widower | 1 | 0.3 |
Separated | 5 | 1.2 |