Table 2.

Reproductive characteristics of the study participants (N = 8885)

Study variables	Count	Percent
Age
15–19	2006	22.6
20–24	1518	17.1
25–29	1677	18.9
30–34	1105	12.4
35–39	974	11.0
40–44	686	7.7
45–49	526	5.9
Parity
None	2897	32.6%
1 to 2	2404	27.1%
3 to 4	1705	19.2%
5 and above	1879	21.1%
Marital status
Never in union	2618	29.5
Married	5365	60.4
Living with partner	105	1.2
Widowed	210	2.4
Divorced	405	4.6
Knowledge of contraceptive
Knows no method	424	4.8
Knows only folkloric method	4	0.001
Knows only traditional method	13	0.1
Knows only modern methods	8884	95