Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents
From: Perceived causes of adverse pregnancy outcomes and remedies adopted by Kalenjin women in rural Kenya
Characteristic | Categories | Number of cases (N = 42) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal status | Ante-natal | 14 |
Post-natal | 28 | |
Parity | First Pregnancy/child | 13 |
1–3 | 15 | |
4–6 | 11 | |
7–8 | 3 | |
Gestational age at the first ANC visit | Never visited | 3 |
2Â months | 3 | |
4Â months | 3 | |
5Â months | 6 | |
6Â months | 16 | |
≥ 7 months | 11 | |
Age of respondents (years) | ≤ 19 | 4 |
20–24 | 16 | |
25–29 | 10 | |
30–34 | 7 | |
≥ 35 | 5 | |
Marital status | Never married | 8 |
Currently married | 30 | |
Separated | 2 | |
Widowed | 2 | |
Educational level | Primary Education | 21 |
Secondary Education | 16 | |
Tertiary Education | 5 | |
Occupation | Student/pupil | 4 |
Business | 7 | |
Farming | 26 | |
Formal employment | 1 | |
Other | 4 | |
Sub-ethnic groups | Nandi | 31 |
Keiyo | 4 | |
Marakwet | 5 | |
Terik | 1 | |
Kipsigis | 1 |