Table 1. Demographics characteristics among pregnant women aged beyond 15 years old, national sentinel surveillance survey of HIV and syphilis in 2009 (n = 6632), 2012 (n = 6521) and 2017 (n = 6859).
| Variable | 2009 (n = 6632) | 2012 (6521) | 2017 (n = 6859) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Age (Median [IQR]) | 24 [20–28] | 25 [21–29] | 26 [21–30] | |||
| Age | ||||||
| 15–19 | 1525 | 23.0 | 1193 | 18.3 | 1033 | 15.1 |
| 20–24 | 1990 | 30.0 | 2024 | 31.0 | 1896 | 27.6 |
| 25–29 | 1592 | 24.0 | 1676 | 25.7 | 1886 | 27.5 |
| 30–34 | 928 | 14.0 | 1041 | 16.0 | 1282 | 18.7 |
| 35–49 | 597 | 9.0 | 587 | 9.0 | 762 | 11.1 |
| Level of education | ||||||
| None | 1260 | 19.0 | 1071 | 16.4 | 949 | 13.8 |
| Primary | 2122 | 32.0 | 2319 | 35.6 | 1712 | 24.9 |
| Secondary | 2852 | 43.0 | 2592 | 39.8 | 3275 | 47.8 |
| University | 398 | 6.0 | 539 | 8.3 | 923 | 13.5 |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Housewife | 3774 | 56.9 | 3241 | 49.7 | 3385 | 49.4 |
| Student | 889 | 13.4 | 926 | 14.2 | 1168 | 17 |
| Employees | 1486 | 22.4 | 2152 | 33.0 | 1604 | 23.4 |
| Other | 484 | 7.3 | 202 | 3.1 | 702 | 10.2 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 1240 | 18.7 | NA | NA | 1504 | 21.9 |
| Married / Cohabiting | 5326 | 80.3 | NA | NA | 5305 | 77.4 |
| Widow/ Divorced | 67 | 1.0 | NA | NA | 50 | 0.7 |
| Area of residence | ||||||
| Urban | 3979 | 60 | 2787 | 57.3 | 3932 | 57.3 |
| Rural | 2653 | 40 | 3734 | 42.7 | 2927 | 42.7 |