Table 1 Sample characteristics of women analyzed in the assessment of factors affecting pregnancy intentions in Kilombero, Rufiji, and Ulanga districts of Tanzania, 2011
Variable | Number of respondents (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
OVERALL | 2,199 | 100.0 |
Pregnancy intentions | ||
Intended | 1,189 | 54.1 |
Mistimed | 715 | 32.5 |
Unwanted | 295 | 13.4 |
Age (years) | ||
<20 | 157 | 7.1 |
20–34 | 1,135 | 51.6 |
>34 | 907 | 41.3 |
Mean = 32.1, SD = 8.6, Min = 15, Max = 49 | – | – |
Marital status | ||
Married | 1,745 | 79.4 |
Ever married | 201 | 9.1 |
Single | 253 | 11.5 |
Ethnicity ‡ | ||
Pogoro | 351 | 16.0 |
Ndengereko | 312 | 14.2 |
Ngindo | 311 | 14.2 |
Ndamba | 203 | 9.2 |
Ngoni | 176 | 8.0 |
Sukuma | 158 | 7.2 |
Hehe | 149 | 6.8 |
Bena | 111 | 5.1 |
Others | 427 | 19.4 |
Education | ||
Never been to school | 472 | 21.5 |
Primary | 1,607 | 73.1 |
Secondary/higher | 120 | 5.5 |
Gravidity | ||
1 | 357 | 16.2 |
2–4 | 990 | 45.0 |
>4 | 852 | 38.7 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 1,014 | 46.1 |
Muslim | 1,114 | 50.7 |
Traditional/other | 71 | 3.2 |
Socio-economic status ‡ | ||
Poor | 711 | 34.5 |
Middle | 709 | 34.4 |
Rich | 642 | 31.1 |
District | ||
Kilombero | 1,399 | 63.6 |
Rufiji | 471 | 21.4 |
Ulanga | 329 | 15.0 |
Type of residence ‡ | ||
Rural | 1,787 | 81.6 |
Urban | 404 | 18.4 |