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. 2011 Jul 21;10:199. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-199

Table 2.

Study Population Demographics

Characteristic Females Males Total
n % of total n % of total n % of total

Age (yrs)
18-24 10 18.9 11 23.9 21 21.2
25-29 10 18.9 5 10.9 15 15.2
30-39 16 30.2 13 28.3 29 29.3
40-49 12 22.6 6 13.0 18 18.2
40-59 1 1.9 4 8.7 5 5.1
60+ 4 7.5 7 15.2 11 11.1

Primary occupation
Homemaker or childcare 48 90.6 11 23.9 59 59.6
Farmer or fisherman 2 3.8 23 50.0 25 25.3
Manual labour 0 0.0 8 17.4 8 8.1
Shopkeeper, etc. 1 1.9 1 2.2 2 2.0
Student 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Other 2 3.8 3 6.5 5 5.1

Education
No schooling 13 24.5 15 32.6 28 28.3
Primary 16 30.2 10 21.7 26 26.3
Pre-secondary 14 26.4 10 21.7 24 24.2
Secondary 8 15.1 10 21.7 18 18.2
University 2 3.8 1 2.2 3 3.0

Number of children
0 3 5.7 6 13.0 9 9.1
1 to 2 12 22.6 13 28.3 25 25.3
3 to 4 20 37.7 14 30.4 34 34.3
5 to 6 9 17.0 11 23.9 20 20.2
7 to 8+ 9 17.0 2 4.3 11 11.1

Age of Youngest Child
n/a 3 5.7 6 13.0 9 9.1
Under 6 months 4 7.5 4 8.7 8 8.1
6 months to 2 years 13 24.5 11 23.9 24 24.2
3 to 4 years 15 28.3 7 15.2 22 22.2
5 to 6 years 4 7.5 7 15.2 11 11.1
7 to 8 years 4 7.5 0 0.0 4 4.0
9 to 10+ years 11 20.8 11 23.9 22 22.2

Total n = 53 n = 46 N = 99