Table 2: Summary of socio-demographic characteristics of the participants.
Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
Maternal age (years) | 25.9 ± 5.2 (Mean ± SD) | 14-40 (Range) |
14-20 | 71 | 16.5 |
21-30 | 273 | 63.5 |
31-40 | 86 | 20 |
Marital status | ||
Single/widow/divorced | 94 | 21.9 |
Married | 336 | 78.1 |
Health Area | ||
Muyuka | 187 | 43.5 |
Bafia | 114 | 26.5 |
Malende | 129 | 30 |
Level of Education | ||
No formal Education/Primary | 187 | 43.5 |
Secondary/University | 243 | 56.5 |
Occupation | ||
Farmer/Student/No job | 283 | 65.8 |
Employed/Trader | 147 | 34.2 |
Religion | ||
Christians | 425 | 98.8 |
Muslims | 5 | 1.2 |
Gravidity* | ||
Paucigravidae (G1/G2) | 268 | 62.3 |
Multigravidae (G3+) | 162 | 37.7 |
*G1 = primigravidae; G2 = secundigravidae; G3+ = gravida 3 and above SD = Standard deviation.