Table 1.
Socio-economic characteristics of the female SRH users in Mysore, India and Mombasa, Kenya
| Description | India (n = 150) | Kenya (n = 100) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | |
| Mean (Median) age | 27 (26) | 30 (30) | ||
| Age group | ||||
| 18–20 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 4 |
| 21–25 | 47 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| 26–30 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 29 |
| 31–35 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 22 |
| >36 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 22 |
| Education level | ||||
| Illiterate | 49 | 33 | 2 | 2 |
| Primary education | 48 | 32 | 27 | 27 |
| Secondary | 43 | 29 | 52 | 52 |
| University/college education | 10 | 7 | 19 | 19 |
| Current employment status | ||||
| Full/part time/self-employed | 30 | 20 | 51 | 51 |
| Unemployeda | 120 | 80 | 49 | 49 |
| Present relationship | ||||
| Married – living together | 146 | 97 | 60 | 60 |
| Married – living apart | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Not married, living with partner | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Single, no current partner | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Separated/divorced | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Median Number of children | 2 | 2 | ||
aIncluding housewives (13 women in India and 10 in Kenya) and students/scholar (5 women in Kenya)