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Table 1 Participant characteristics Parents (N = 134)

From: The impact of cultural beliefs and practices on parents’ experiences of bereavement following stillbirth: a qualitative study in Uganda and Kenya

Women n = 75; Male Partners n = 59

Characteristic/Country

Kenya n = 85

Uganda n = 49

 

Women

n = 44

Partners

n = 41

Women

n = 31

Partners

n = 18

Age (years; median[range])

28.5 [19–43]

31 [20–51]

25[19–40]

34[23–63]

Years of education (median [range])

12 [4–17]

15 [6–20]

10 [3–16]

11 [3–17]

Urban dwelling n (%)

19 (43%)

22 (54%)

18 (49%)

8 (44%)

Married or cohabiting n (%)

39 (89%)

40 (98%)

22 (72%)

16 (89%)

Religion n (%)

 Christian

44(100%)

38(93%)

23(74%)

7(39%)

 Muslim

 

3(7%)

8(26%)

9(50%)

 Other/None

   

(11%)

No living children

15 (34%)

15 (37%)

9 (29%)

0 (0%)

Previous baby stillborn or neonatal death

9 (20%)

5 (12%)

1 (3%)

2 (4%)