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. 2020 Mar 30;20:187. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-02881-4

Table 1.

Sample characteristics

N = 5351 %
Age
 15–19 370 6.91
 20–24 1176 21.98
 25–29 1359 25.40
 30–34 1129 21.10
 35–39 786 14.69
 40–44 391 7.31
 45–49 140 2.62
Residency
 Urban 1947 36.39
 Rural 3,44 63.61
Education
 No Education 3,31 61.69
 Primary 762 14.24
 Secondary 1144 21.38
 Higher 144 2.69
Husband’s education
 No Education 3459 67.30
 Incomplete Primary 284 5.53
 Incomplete Secondary 1087 21.15
 Higher 310 6.03
Occupation
 Not Working 2205 41.39
 Professional/Technical/Managerial 1276 23.95
 Agricultural - Self Employed 1847 34.67
Wealth index
 Poorest 1264 23.62
 Poorer 1325 24.76
 Middle 1128 21.80
 Richer 850 15.88
 Richest 784 14.65
Media access
 No 645 12.15
 Yes 4665 87.85
Heard about FP on internet
 No 5283 98.88
 Yes 60 1.12
Religion
 Islam 5239 98.02
 Other 106 1.98
Ethnicity
 Mandinka/Jahanka 1688 31.87
 Wollof 747 14.10
 Jola/Karoninka 397 7.49
 Fula/Tukulur/Lorobo 1,39 26.24
 Serahuleh 416 7.85
 Other 659 12.44
Parity
 1 to 5 4082 76.28
 > 5 1269 23.72
Sex of household head
 Male 4435 82.88
 Female 916 17.12
Wanted last child
 Wanted Then 4525 84.75
 Wanted No More 814 15.25
ANC visits
 < 4 1135 21.21
 4 or more 4216 78.79