Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants: women of reproductive age
IDIs (n = 40) | FGDs (n = 8 FGDsa) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
<20 | 10 | 13 |
20–24 | 10 | 20 |
25–29 | 9 | 21 |
30–34 | 4 | 8 |
35–39 | 6 | 5 |
≥40 | 1 | 2 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 0 | 1 |
Married | 39 | 68 |
Divorced/Widowed | 1 | 0 |
Location | ||
Urban | 20 | 39 |
Peri-urban | 20 | 30 |
Rural | 0 | 0 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 0 | 7 |
Muslim | 40 | 62 |
Education | ||
None | 18 | 36 |
Primary | 6 | 11 |
Secondary | 14 | 19 |
Tertiary | 2 | 3 |
Diploma | 0 | 0 |
Employment | ||
Business/private sector | 0 | 0 |
Civil servant | 1 | 0 |
Hair dresser | 0 | 3 |
Housewife | 7 | 24 |
Tailor | 5 | 15 |
Teacher | 3 | 2 |
Trader | 18 | 21 |
Students | 6 | 4 |
Number of living children | ||
0–1 | 12 | 23 |
2–3 | 16 | 32 |
4–5 | 7 | 11 |
6+ | 5 | 3 |