Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among women in selected health centres and the affiliated district hospital in Rwanda
Demographic characteristics | Frequency (n = 165) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||
 15–19 | 9 | 5.5 |
 20–24 | 46 | 27.9 |
 25–29 | 63 | 38.2 |
 30–34 | 26 | 15.8 |
 35 or over | 21 | 12.7 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 8 | 4.8 |
 Married | 74 | 44.8 |
 Living together | 69 | 41.8 |
 Separated/divorce | 14 | 8.5 |
Level of education | ||
 No education | 43 | 26.1 |
 Primary | 100 | 60.6 |
 Secondary | 18 | 10.9 |
 Tertiary | 4 | 2.4 |
Participants’occupation | ||
 Employed by other | 3 | 1.8 |
 Unemployed | 127 | 77.0 |
 Self-employed | 31 | 18.8 |
 No permanent job | 4 | 2.4 |
Participants’ nuclear family | ||
 Both parents/siblings alive | 59 | 35.7 |
 Lost a parent | 49 | 29.7 |
 Lost a sibling | 30 | 18.2 |
 Lost both parents/all siblings | 27 | 16.4 |
Number of children | ||
 No child | 29 | 17.6 |
 One | 43 | 26.1 |
 Two | 39 | 23.6 |
 Three | 20 | 12.1 |
 Four or more | 34 | 20.6 |
Planned pregnancy | ||
 Yes | 98 | 59.4 |
 No | 67 | 40,6 |
Total | 165 | 100 |