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Table 1 Participant Characteristics n = 46 (20 in-depth interview participants and 26 focus group discussion participants)

From: Influences on birth spacing intentions and desired interventions among women who have experienced a poor obstetric outcome in Lilongwe Malawi: a qualitative study

Characteristic

All participants (n = 46) n (%)

Women with living children (n = 28) n (%)

Women without living children (n = 18) n (%)

Age

 18–24 years

24 (52)

8 (29)

16 (89)

 25–34 years

16 (35)

14 (50)

2 (11)

 ≥35 years

6 (13)

6 (21)

0 (0)

Pregnancy Outcome

 Stillbirth

23 (50)

14 (50)

9 (50)

 Neonatal death

23 (50)

14 (50)

9 (50)

Marital Status

 Married

39 (85)

28 (100)

11 (61)

 Not married

7 (15)

0 (0)

7 (39)

HIV status

 HIV-uninfected

39 (85)

22 (79)

17 (94)

 HIV-infected

7 (15)

6 (21)

1 (6)

Religion

 Christian

37 (80)

22 (79)

15 (83)

 Muslim

9 (20)

6 (21)

3 (17)

Education

 None

12 (26)

9 (32)

3 (17)

 Some primary

21 (46)

13 (46)

8 (44)

 Secondary or more

13 (28)

6 (21)

7 (39)

Phone

 Has working phone

17 (37)

12 (43)

5 (28)

 No working phone

29 (63)

16 (57)

13 (72)

Roof type

 None/Grass

16 (35)

8 (29)

8 (44)

 Metal/wood/cement

29 (63)

20 (71)

9 (50)