Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of women who gave birth within the last 5 years prior to the 2020 RDHS
Characteristics | N = 6,302 | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
35 to 49 | 2207 | 35.0 |
20 to 34 | 3970 | 63.0 |
15 to 19 | 125 | 2.0 |
Household size | ||
6 and above | 2357 | 37.4 |
Less than 6 | 3945 | 62.6 |
Exposure to newspapers/magazines | ||
No | 5070 | 80.5 |
Yes | 1232 | 19.5 |
Exposure to radio | ||
No | 1448 | 23.0 |
Yes | 4854 | 77.0 |
Exposure to TV | ||
No | 3753 | 59.5 |
Yes | 2549 | 40.5 |
Sex of Household head | ||
Male | 4783 | 75.9 |
Female | 1519 | 24.1 |
Internet access | ||
No | 5626 | 89.3 |
Yes | 676 | 10.7 |
Wealth Index | ||
Poorest | 1448 | 23.0 |
Poorer | 1217 | 19.3 |
Middle | 1224 | 19.4 |
Richer | 1234 | 19.6 |
Richest | 1178 | 18.7 |
Parity | ||
1 | 1587 | 25.2 |
2–4 | 3550 | 56.3 |
5 and above | 1165 | 18.5 |
Marital | ||
Not married | 1208 | 19.2 |
Married/cohabiting | 5094 | 80.8 |
Visited by a fieldworker | ||
No | 3994 | 63.4 |
Yes | 2307 | 36.6 |
Has health insurance | ||
No | 1194 | 18.9 |
Yes | 5108 | 81.1 |
Working status | ||
Not working | 1532 | 24.3 |
Working | 4770 | 75.7 |
Permission to access healthcare | ||
Big problem | 222 | 3.5 |
Not big problem | 6080 | 96.5 |
Distance to health facility | ||
Big problem | 1461 | 23.2 |
Not big problem | 4841 | 76.8 |
Region | ||
North | 1004 | 15.9 |
East | 1702 | 27.0 |
West | 1425 | 22.6 |
South | 1305 | 20.7 |
Kigali | 866 | 13.7 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 5179 | 82.2 |
Urban | 1123 | 17.8 |
Education Level | ||
No Education | 698 | 11.1 |
Primary Education | 4071 | 64.5 |
Secondary Education | 1258 | 20.0 |
Tertiary Education | 275 | 4.4 |
Year of birth | ||
2014 | 9 | 0.1 |
2015 | 556 | 8.8 |
2016 | 932 | 14.8 |
2017 | 1292 | 20.5 |
2018 | 1588 | 25.3 |
2019 | 1633 | 25.9 |
2020 | 292 | 4.6 |