Table 3 The Characteristics of the Women and their Household¹

Mean age of women

27.3 (n=59)

26.3 (n=86)

0.414

Age distribution of women

15-19

10.2% (n=59)

20.9% (n=86)

0.0719***

20-24

27.1% (n=59)

26.7% (n=86)

0.9606

25-29

35.6% (n=59)

23.3% (n=86)

0.1155

30-34

8.5% (n=59)

12.8% (n=86)

0.4032

35-39

16.9% (n=59)

11.6% (n=86)

0.3794

40+

1.7% (n=59)

4.7% (n=86)

0.3004

Mean number of children to women

2.2 (n=45)

2.1 (n=78)

0.817

Marital status of women

Married monogamous/cohabiting

57.6% (n=59)

63.9% (n=86)

0.448

Not married

27.1% (n=59)

25.6% (n=86)

0.838

Married polygamous

15.3% (n=59)

10.5 (n=86)

0.408

Educational status of women

Primary

69.5% (n=59)

70.9% (n=86)

0.854

Secondary

23.7% (n=59)

18.6% (n=86)

0.466

Higher

3.4% (n=59)

3.5% (n=86)

0.975

Vocational training

1.7% (n=59)

3.5% (n=86)

0.494

None

1.7% (n=59)

2.3 (n=86)

0.789

Don’t know

N/A

1.2% (n=86)

0.32

Professional category of women

Skilled

45.8% (n=59)

24.4% (n=86)

0.009*

Unskilled

25.4% (n=59)

34.9% (n=86)

0.222

None

28.8% (n=59)

40.7% (n=86)

0.139

Household size

5.6 (n=45)

4.8 (n=78)

0.065***