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. 2020 Dec 2;10(12):e038865. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038865

Table 3.

Sociodemographic characteristics of women in Naivasha Sub-County (n=466)

Sociodemographic variables Naivasha Sub-County
n (%)
Age, n (mean (SD)) 26 (5.1)
Marital status
 Single 57 (12)
 Married 409 (88)
Education
 Primary school 175 (38)
 Secondary school 221 (48)
 University/tertiary 66 (14)
Parity
 1 151 (32)
 ≥2 215 (68)
Head of household status
 Woman not HH 381 (82)
 Woman head of HH 85 (18)
Head of household education
 Primary school 100 (27)
 Secondary school 196 (53)
 University/tertiary 72 (20)
Woman’s influence on decision-making within HH
 Woman had no influence 18 (5)
 Woman had influence 363 (95)
Main earner status
 Is not the main earner 386 (83)
 Is the main earner 79 (17)
Residence (moves)
 Moved in 5 years 226 (67)
 Moved over 5 years 112 (33)
Delivery health facility
 Public facility 346 (74)
 Private facility 91 (19)
 Home delivery 29 (6)

HH, household.