Maternal mortality study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Table 7 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents

Variables	N	%	Moy (± DS)	Min–Max
Age (years)	5 085		27 (± 6,8)	14–49
≤ 19 year	792	15,6
20–29 year	2 774	54,6
30–39 year	1 194	23,5
40–49 year	325	6,4
Educational level	5 086
No schooling	355	7,0
Primary	1 804	35,5
Secondary	2 805	55,2
Superior	122	2,4
Marital status	5 085
Single	67	1,3
Divorcee	72	1,4
Married / common-law	4 928	96,9
Widow	18	0,4
Woman's profession	5 086
Unemployed	732	14,4
Pupil	494	9,7
Farmer / Trader	3 605	70,9
Official	255	5,0
Woman's religion	5 085
Muslim	2 481	48,8
Catholic	1 090	21,4
Protestant	863	17,0
Revival Church	558	11,0
Kimbanguist	93	1,8

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