Table 1.

Characteristics of the study women.

		n	%
Age group	14–20	51	19
	21–30	62	24
	31–40	54	21
	41–50	53	20
	51–61	42	16
Ethnic group	Shangana	208	79
	Other	54	21
Education	Reads and/or writes	81	31
	Neither reads nor writes	181	69
Marital status	Never married	20	8
	Currently married	212	81
	Divorced or widowed	30	11
Number of women living with husband	1	185	71
	>1	72	27
	Unknown	5	2
Husband's job	Farmer	59	23
	Driver	8	3
	Miner	51	19
	Manual worker	44	17
	Shop keeper	7	3
	Civil servant	10	4
	Other	45	17
	Unknown	38	15
Husband's place of residence	Manhiça	133	51
	Maputo	27	10
	South Africa	52	20
	Unknown	50	19
Parity	None	46	18
	1	29	11
	2 to 5	99	38
	>5	85	32
	Unknown	3	1
Pregnant now	No	111	42
	Yes	151	58
Age at first sexual intercourse	12–15	52	20
	16-17	43	16
	18–20	26	10
	Unknown	141	54
Number of sexual partners in lifetime	Never had	3	1
	1	149	57
	>1	103	39
	Unknown	7	3