Table 1 Demographical characteristics of respondents
Variable | Frequency (n-1617) | Percentages (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
 20 and below | 111 | 6.9 |
 21–25 | 348 | 21.5 |
 26–30 | 436 | 27.0 |
 31–35 | 415 | 25.7 |
 36–40 | 247 | 15.3 |
 Above 40 years above | 60 | 3.7 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
 Married | 299 | 18.5 |
 Single | 1118 | 69.1 |
 Cohabiting | 177 | 10.9 |
 Divorced/separated | 23 | 1.4 |
Educational level | Â | Â |
 No formal education | 5 | 0.3 |
 Grade 1–6 | 75 | 4.7 |
 Grade 7–12 | 1406 | 88.4 |
 Tertiary | 104 | 6.5 |
Employment | Â | Â |
 Unemployed | 1204 | 75.1 |
 Employed | 399 | 24.9 |
Smoking status | Â | Â |
 Smoked during pregnancy | 86 | 5.3 |
 Quit smoking during pregnancy | 76 | 4.7 |
 Never smoked | 1455 | 89.7 |
Alcohol use | Â | Â |
 Drank during pregnancy | 212 | 13.1 |
 Stopped drinking during pregnancy | 416 | 25.7 |
 Never drank alcohol | 988 | 61.1 |
Prenatal HIV status | Â | Â |
 Positive | 1303 | 81.3 |
 Negative | 82 | 5.1 |
 Unknown | 217 | 13.5 |
Abortion history | Â | Â |
 Never had abortion | 1310 | 81.0 |
 Ever terminated a pregnancy | 307 | 19.0 |
Parity | Â | Â |
 One child | 485 | 30.0 |
 Two children | 582 | 36.0 |
 Three children | 334 | 40.7 |
 Four children and more | 216 | 13.4 |