Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of women in Sierra Leone as per the 2019 SLDHS
| Characteristics | N = 7326 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 15 to 19 | 598 | 8.2 |
| 20 to 34 | 4830 | 65.9 |
| 35 to 49 | 1898 | 25.9 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 2795 | 38.1 |
| Rural | 4531 | 61.9 |
| Region | ||
| Western | 1479 | 20.2 |
| Eastern | 1542 | 21.0 |
| Northwestern | 1380 | 18.8 |
| Northern | 1433 | 19.6 |
| Southern | 1492 | 20.4 |
| Religion | ||
| Islam | 5766 | 78.7 |
| Christianity and others | 1560 | 21.3 |
| Sex household head | ||
| Male | 5520 | 75.3 |
| Female | 1806 | 24.7 |
| Household Size | ||
| 7 and above | 3319 | 45.3 |
| Less than 7 | 4007 | 54.7 |
| Working status | ||
| Not working | 1683 | 23.0 |
| Working | 5643 | 77.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Not married | 1329 | 18.1 |
| Married | 5997 | 81.9 |
| Education Level | ||
| No Education | 3857 | 52.7 |
| Primary Education | 1033 | 14.1 |
| Secondary Education | 2214 | 30.2 |
| Tertiary | 221 | 3.0 |
| Wealth Index | ||
| Poorest | 1587 | 21.7 |
| Poorer | 1551 | 21.1 |
| Middle | 1487 | 20.3 |
| Richer | 1441 | 19.7 |
| Richest | 1259 | 17.2 |
| Parity | ||
| 1 | 1989 | 27.1 |
| 2–4 | 4015 | 54.8 |
| 5 and above | 1323 | 18.1 |
| Exposure to newspapers | ||
| No | 6921 | 94.5 |
| Yes | 405 | 5.5 |
| Exposure to Radio | ||
| No | 4224 | 57.7 |
| Yes | 3102 | 42.3 |
| Exposure to TV | ||
| No | 5579 | 76.2 |
| Yes | 1747 | 23.8 |
| Internet use | ||
| No | 6586 | 89.9 |
| Yes | 740 | 10.1 |
| Permission to access healthcare | ||
| Big problem | 1827 | 24.9 |
| Not big problem | 5499 | 75.1 |
| Distance to health facility | ||
| Big problem | 3454 | 47.1 |
| Not big problem | 3872 | 52.9 |
| ANC timing a | ||
| Above first trimester | 4000 | 55.4 |
| Within first trimester | 3214 | 44.6 |
| ANC attendance | ||
| 8 contacts and above | 1610 | 22.0 |
| Less than 8 contacts | 5715 | 78.0 |
| Method of birth b | ||
| Caesarean section | 324 | 4.4 |
| Vaginal | 6988 | 95.6 |
| Skilled birth attendance | ||
| Yes | 6468 | 88.3 |
| No | 858 | 11.7 |
amissing 113 (1.5%) respondents
bmissing 13 (0.2%) respondents