Table 1.
Characteristics of sample, Dodoma and Mwanza regions, Tanzania, 2009
| Variable | Wives (n=200) |
Husbands (n=200) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 15–29 years | 66.0% | 31.5% |
| 30–49 years | 34.0% | 68.5% |
| Mean | 27.4 years | 33.2 years |
| Education | ||
| No education | 12.5% | 3.0% |
| Some primary | 14.0% | 13.0% |
| Complete primary | 63.5% | 67.0% |
| Post-primary | 10.0% | 17.0% |
| No. living children | ||
| None | 7.5% | 6.5% |
| 1 | 21.5% | 21.5% |
| 2 | 26.5% | 24.5% |
| 3 or more | 44.5% | 47.5% |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 74.5% | 69.5% |
| Muslim | 25.0% | 29.5% |
| Traditional | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Exposure to media | ||
| Reads newspaper | 41.0% | 58.0% |
| Listens to radio | 94.5% | 98.0% |
| Current contraceptive use | ||
| No | 54.5% | |
| Yes | 45.5% |