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 |