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. 2009 Nov 19;6:19. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-6-19

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population as assessed at baseline

All women at follow-up Analysis Sample*
N N
671 (%) 633 (%)
Age
 19 or less 138 (20.6) 131 (20.7)
 20-24 226 (33.7) 212 (33.5)
 25-29 176 (26.2) 169 (26.7)
 30-34 91 (13.6) 81 (12.8)
 35+ 40 (5.9) 40 (6.3)
Marital status
 In union 630 (93.9) 593 (93.7)
 Not in union 41 (6.1) 40 (6.3)
Residential area
 Urban 537 (80.0) 509 (80.4)
 Rural 134 (20.0) 124 (19.6)
Education
 None 39 (5.8) 36 (5.7)
 Primary 433 (64.5) 404 (63.8)
 Secondary+ 199 (29.7) 193 (30.5)
Employed
 Yes 259 (38.6) 247 (39.0)
 No 412 (61.4) 386 (61.0)
Parity
 0-1 296 (44.1) 280 (44.2)
 2 187 (27.9) 173 (27.3)
 3+ 188 (28.0) 180 (28.5)
Contraceptive method
 Pill 46 (6.9) 41 (6.5)
 Injectable 484 (72.1) 453 (71.6)
 IUD 141 (21.0) 139 (21.9)
Problem if got pregnant now
 Big problem 350 (52.2) 332 (52.4)
 Small problem 135 (20.1) 131 (20.7)
 No problem 186 (27.7) 170 (26.9)

* Analysis sample includes all women with non-missing data on the open question.