Table 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics by time point
| Baseline n = 200) |
Endline (n = 194) |
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n (%) or μ(σ) |
n (%) or μ (σ) |
p-Value | |
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| Mean agea | 25.33 (5.77) | 26.8 (6.39) | 0.02 |
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| Age groupa | |||
| 18–24 | 94 (47.47) | 76 (39.79) | 0.07 |
| 25–34 | 86 (43.43) | 84 (43.98) | |
| 35+ | 18 (9.10) | 31 (16.23) | |
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| Parity | |||
| Primiparous | 30 (15.00) | 23 (11.86) | 0.36 |
| Multiparous | 170 (85.00) | 171 (88.14) | |
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| Mean number of previous birthsc | 4.8 (2.40) | 5.3 (2.45) | 0.12 |
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| School level | |||
| None | 45 (22.50) | 32 (16.49) | 0.19 |
| Primary | 79 (39.50) | 92 (47.42) | |
| Secondary or greater | 76 (38.00) | 70 (36.08) | |
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| Marital statusb | |||
| Married | 182 (91.00) | 172 (89.12) | 0.53 |
| Single, not cohabiting | 18 (9.00) | 21 (10.89) | |
Notes: North Kivu, DRC 2015–2017. Bolded values indicate significance at p < .05 level.
a
Missing two observations with unknown or illogical ages at baseline and three at endline.
b
Missing one observation at endline.
c
Only assessed for multiparous women.