Table 1.
Background characteristics of the study population
| Rift Valley (n=149) | Coast (n=86) | Nyanza (n=97) | Eastern (n=156) | Total (n=488) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facility Type | |||||
| Private Health Facility | 17.4% | 1.2% | 0% | 5.8% | 7.4% |
| Public Health Facility | 56.4% | 88.4% | 93.8% | 73.1% | 74.8% |
| Faith-based Health Facility | 26.2% | 10.5% | 6.2% | 21.2% | 17.8% |
| Gender of Respondent | |||||
| Male | 11.3% | 25.6% | 18.4% | 16% | 16.7% |
| Female | 88.7% | 74.4% | 81.6% | 84% | 83.3% |
| Age Group (Years)** | |||||
| 22-29 | 16% | 11.6% | 23.7% | 9.6% | 14.7% |
| 30-39 | 23.3% | 36% | 35.1% | 25.6% | 27.9% |
| 40-49 | 43.3% | 25.6% | 36.1% | 41.% | 38.8% |
| 50+ | 17.3% | 26.7% | 5.2% | 23.7% | 18.6% |
| Mean age** | 41 | 41 | 37 | 42 | 41 |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Single | 12.2% | 16.3% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 12.9% |
| Married | 72.8% | 80.2% | 79.6% | 81.4% | 78.3% |
| Others (nun, widow, separated & divorced) | 15.0% | 3.5% | 9.2% | 5.8% | 8.8% |
| Education Level * | |||||
| KAPE | 10% | 9.6% | 1% | 7.7% | 7.4% |
| KCE | 18.7% | 18.1% | 26.6% | 21.2% | 20.9% |
| KCSE | 56% | 45.8% | 60.3% | 45.5% | 51.8% |
| EACE | 15.3% | 26.5% | 12.1% | 25.6% | 19.9% |
| Employment Status | |||||
| Temporary/contract | 21.3% | 23.3% | 33.7% | 28.2% | 26.3% |
| Permanent | 77.4% | 76.7% | 66.3% | 71.2% | 73.1% |
| Volunteer(3) | 1.3% | 0% | 0% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Number of Biological Children | |||||
| Median | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Maximum | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
**
Significant differences across provinces p < 0.01
*
Significant differences across provinces p < 0.05