Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of a cohort of married mothers of reproductive age in Ajman, United Arab Emirates (N = 400)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years | |
| ≤25 | 75 (18.8) |
| >25–35 | 227 (56.8) |
| >35 | 98 (24.5) |
| Nationality | |
| Emirati | 162 (40.5) |
| Non-Emirati | 238 (59.5) |
| Education level | |
| Primary | 45 (11.3) |
| Secondary | 146 (36.5) |
| Graduate | 173 (43.3) |
| Postgraduate | 36 (9.0) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 104 (26.0) |
| Unemployed | 296 (74.0) |
| Type of family system | |
| Nuclear | 281 (70.3) |
| Joint | 69 (17.3) |
| Three-generation | 50 (12.5) |
| Number of children | |
| 1 | 75 (18.8) |
| 2 | 165 (41.3) |
| 3 | 59 (14.8) |
| 4 | 44 (11.0) |
| 5 | 24 (6.0) |
| ≥6 | 33 (8.3) |
| Current contraceptive use* | |
| Yes | 247 (61.8) |
| No | 153 (38.3) |
| Previous contraceptive use† | |
| Yes | 272 (68.0) |
| No | 128 (32.0) |
*
Defined as contraceptive use within the previous 30 days.
†
Defined as contraceptive use before the preceding 30 days.