Table 1.
Percentage distribution of the sample population by selected backgroundpredictor variables
| Variable/Category | Burundi | Rwanda | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Educational Level attainment | ||||
| None | 1,831 | 53.9 | 908 | 19.4 |
| Primary | 1,347 | 39.7 | 3320 | 71.1 |
| Secondary | 219 | 6.4 | 442 | 9.5 |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic | 2,090 | 61.5 | 1952 | 41.8 |
| Protestant | 1,118 | 32.9 | 1974 | 42.3 |
| Muslim | 91 | 2.7 | 653 | 14.0 |
| All other | 98 | 2.9 | 91 | 2.0 |
| Age group | ||||
| 15-19 | 56 | 1.7 | 52 | 1.1 |
| 20-24 | 636 | 18.7 | 691 | 14.8 |
| 25-29 | 879 | 25.9 | 1334 | 28.6 |
| 30-34 | 629 | 18.5 | 1053 | 22.6 |
| 35-39 | 651 | 19.2 | 777 | 16.6 |
| 40-44 | 361 | 10.6 | 496 | 10.6 |
| 45-49 | 184 | 5.4 | 268 | 5.7 |
| Residence | ||||
| urban | 303 | 8.9 | 608 | 13.0 |
| rural | 3,093 | 91.1 | 4062 | 87.0 |
| Wealth Quintile | ||||
| Poorest | 746 | 22.0 | 1072 | 23.0 |
| Poorer | 751 | 22.1 | 965 | 20.7 |
| Middle | 681 | 20.1 | 927 | 19.9 |
| Richer | 634 | 18.7 | 886 | 19.0 |
| Richest | 584 | 17.2 | 820 | 17.6 |
| Exposure to media | ||||
| No | 1,905 | 56.1 | 1456 | 31.2 |
| Yes | 1,491 | 43.9 | 3214 | 68.8 |
| Delivery Assistance | ||||
| None Professional | 1,217 | 35.8 | 1411 | 30.2 |
| Professional | 2,179 | 64.2 | 3259 | 69.8 |
| Timing of postnatal care | ||||
| <1 day | 190 | 5.6 | 162 | 3.5 |
| 1-2 days | 83 | 2.4 | 71 | 1.5 |
| 3+ days | 131 | 3.9 | 97 | 2.1 |
| Other | 2,992 | 88.1 | 4340 | 92.9 |
| Postpartum Family Planning use | ||||
| No | 2,735 | 80.6 | 2286 | 49.0 |
| Yes | 661 | 19.5 | 2384 | 51.1 |
| Total (N) | 3396 | 4670 | ||
Note: some of the totals for the respective variables do not sum up to the overall total because of the weights applied to the data