TABLE 2. Characteristics of Survey Participants (N = 1,505) | Characteristic | % |
|---|
| 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 |