Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants (N = 307)
| Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years)a | ||
| 15 - 24 | 125 | 40.7 |
| 25 - 34 | 136 | 44.3 |
| 35 - 49 | 46 | 15.0 |
| Education level | ||
| Informal | 42 | 13.7 |
| Primary education | 195 | 63.5 |
| secondary or higher | 70 | 22.8 |
| Occupation | ||
| Formal employment | 8 | 2.6 |
| Not employed (peasant, vendor etc.) | 299 | 97.4 |
| Area of residence | ||
| Rural | 126 | 41.0 |
| Urban | 181 | 59.0 |
| Tribe | ||
| Sukuma | 234 | 76.2 |
| Others | 73 | 23.8 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/divorced/widowed | 63 | 20.5 |
| Married/cohabiting | 244 | 79.5 |
| Type of marriage | ||
| Monogamous | 218 | 71.0 |
| Polygamous | 21 | 6.8 |
| Missingb | 68 | 22.1 |
| Parity | ||
| 0 to 1 | 104 | 33.9 |
| 2 to 4 | 150 | 48.9 |
| 5 and above | 53 | 17.2 |
| Health insurance coverage | ||
| Yes | 41 | 13.4 |
| No | 266 | 86.6 |
aMean age 27.04 (SD = 6.58) years
b68 participants appear as missing as they were not married