Table 1 Enabling and predisposing characteristics of respondents who had at least one delivery in the 3 years before the study, Kailahun District, Sierra Leone, 2020
Predisposing/Enabling Characteristics | Number (n = 554) | Percent(%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
10–19 | 76 | 13.7 |
20–24 | 172 | 31.0 |
25–35 | 254 | 45.8 |
> 35 | 52 | 9.4 |
Schooling | ||
No | 210 | 37.9 |
Yes | 344 | 62.1 |
Education level attainment | ||
None | 210 | 37.9 |
Primary | 142 | 25.6 |
Junior Secondary | 142 | 25.6 |
Senior Secondary | 56 | 10.1 |
Vocational/Higher | 4 | 0.7 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 217 | 39.2 |
Islam | 337 | 60.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
Mende | 399 | 72.0 |
Kissi | 124 | 22.4 |
Others | 31 | 5.6 |
Number of Children Alive | ||
0–2 | 275 | 49.6 |
3–5 | 231 | 41.7 |
6+ | 48 | 8.7 |
Parity | ||
1 | 132 | 23.8 |
2–4 | 292 | 52.7 |
5+ | 130 | 23.5 |
Number of Births in the past 5 years | ||
1 | 265 | 47.8 |
2+ | 289 | 52.2 |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 37 | 6.7 |
Married/Living Together | 496 | 89.5 |
Divorced/separated/Widowed | 21 | 3.8 |
Occupation | ||
Employed | 433 | 78.2 |
Unemployed | 121 | 21.8 |
Distance to Health Facility (Minutes) | ||
< 30 | 196 | 35.4 |
30–60 | 132 | 23.8 |
> 60 | 226 | 40.8 |
Husband’s Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 78 | 14.1 |
Employed | 476 | 85.9 |
Husband’s Education level attainment | ||
None | 238 | 43.0 |
Primary | 72 | 13.0 |
Junior Secondary | 109 | 19.7 |
Senior Secondary | 82 | 14.8 |
Vocational/Higher | 53 | 9.6 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 381 | 68.8 |
Urban | 173 | 31.2 |
Type of Floor | ||
Natural | 394 | 71.1 |
Modern | 160 | 28.9 |
Type of Toilet | ||
Flush | 14 | 2.5 |
Pit/Others | 540 | 97.5 |