Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 244)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Marital status | Single | 8 | 3.3 |
Married or cohabiting | 235 | 96.3 | |
Divorced or separated | 1 | 0.4 | |
Education level | Primary | 38 | 15.6 |
Secondary | 122 | 50 | |
Vocational/technical | 28 | 11.5 | |
University | 56 | 22.9 | |
Mode of delivery of current child | Cesarean section | 67 | 27.5 |
Normal delivery | 177 | 72.5 | |
Occupation status | Housewife | 99 | 40.6 |
Self-employed | 96 | 39.3 | |
Salaried or waged | 49 | 20.1 | |
Religion | Christianity | 200 | 82 |
Islam | 44 | 18.0 | |
Age group | 15–24 | 32 | 13.1 |
25–44 | 211 | 86.5 | |
45 and above | 1 | 0.4 | |
Income | ≤ 84$ | 78 | 31.9 |
112$ -139$ | 46 | 18.9 | |
153$ -278$ | 76 | 31.2 | |
334$ -417$ | 44 | 18.0 | |
Parity | 1–3 children | 179 | 73.4 |
4 or more children | 65 | 26.6 |