TABLE 2. Characteristics of Survey Participants (N = 1,505) Characteristic | % |
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Age group | |
15–24 | 48.2 |
25–34 | 37.7 |
35–49 | 14.1 |
Marital status | |
Not married | 29.7 |
Married/cohabiting | 70.3 |
Education | |
No formal education | 7.7 |
Primary | 44.6 |
Secondary | 38.5 |
Above secondary | 9.2 |
Religion | |
Catholic | 32.1 |
Protestant | 29.7 |
Pentecostal | 19.2 |
Muslim | 18.9 |
Access to media | |
Reads newspapers | 50.8 |
Listens to radio | 92.4 |
Watches television | 56.7 |
Parity | |
Ever given birth | 81.2 |
Never given birth | 18.8 |
No. of living children | |
0 | 18.8 |
1–2 | 40.6 |
3–4 | 23.5 |
5 or more | 17.1 |
Contraceptive use | |
Any method | 53.0 |
Modern method | 44.1 |