Table 1.
Characteristics | Category | n* (200) | Frequency % |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 18–20 | 21 | 10.5 |
21–25 | 43 | 21.5 | |
26–30 | 57 | 28.5 | |
31–35 | 37 | 18.5 | |
36–40 | 21 | 10.5 | |
>40 | 21 | 10.5 | |
Ethnicity | Malay | 149 | 74.5 |
Chinese | 19 | 9.5 | |
Indian | 32 | 16.0 | |
Education level | Secondary | 90 | 45.0 |
College/University Graduate | 110 | 55.0 | |
Employment status | Employed | 130 | 65.0 |
Unemployed | 69 | 34.5 | |
Occupation | Housewife | 78 | 39 |
Laborer | 11 | 55 | |
Professional | 64 | 32 | |
Entrepreneur | 28 | 14.0 | |
Administrative | 19 | 9.5 | |
Mode delivery | Normal Birth | 173 | 86.5 |
Cesarean | 27 | 13.5 | |
Number children | 1 | 59 | 29.5 |
2−3 | 102 | 51.0 | |
4–5 | 34 | 17.0 | |
>5 | 4 | 2.0 |
*n = number of participants.