Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of women participants (N = 185)
Characteristic | Number of Women | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | ||
≥20 | 42 | 22.7 |
21-25 | 51 | 27.6 |
26-30 | 50 | 27 |
31-35 | 18 | 9.7 |
36-40 | 7 | 3.8 |
41-45 | 2 | 1.1 |
Don’t know | 15 | 8.1 |
Highest Level of Education | ||
None | 112 | 60.7 |
Primary | 38 | 20.4 |
Middle/JSS | 32 | 17.3 |
Secondary+ | 3 | 1.6 |
Occupation | ||
Farming | 74 | 40 |
Petty trading | 42 | 22.7 |
Unemployed | 42 | 22.7 |
Hair dresser | 12 | 6.5 |
Seamstress | 13 | 7 |
Teacher | 2 | 1.1 |
Marital Status | ||
Married | 128 | 69.1 |
Widow | 9 | 4.9 |
Separated | 17 | 9.2 |
Single | 31 | 16.8 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 91 | 49.2 |
Muslim | 78 | 42.2 |
Traditional African Religion | 14 | 7.6 |
Other | 2 | 1 |
Type of Marriage | ||
Monogamous | 102 | 54.7 |
Polygynous | 83 | 45.3 |
Community | ||
Kuntanase | 35 | 19 |
Abono | 28 | 15 |
Piase | 35 | 19 |
Mpaha | 29 | 16 |
Sankpala | 32 | 17 |
Tidrope | 26 | 14 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 120 | 65 |
Urban | 65 | 35 |
Number of Children | ||
None | 17 | 9.2 |
1-3 | 99 | 53.5 |
4-6 | 69 | 37.3 |
Total Number of Pregnancies Ever Had | ||
1-3 | 106 | 57.3 |
4-6 | 65 | 35.1 |
7-9 | 14 | 7.6 |
Age at First Pregnancy | ||
15-20 | 71 | 38.4 |
21-30 | 99 | 53.5 |
Don’t know | 15 | 8.1 |
Place of Last Delivery | ||
Home | 117 | 63.3 |
Health Facility | 68 | 36.7 |