Table 2. Background Characteristics of Drug Shop Family Planning Clients, N = 585
Characteristics
Sex, %
 Female90.1
 Male9.9
Age,a mean (range), y28.8 (13.0–52.0)
Marital status, %
 Single10.3
 Married66.5
 Unmarried, living together15.7
 Separated/divorced/widowed7.5
No. of children,a mean (range)3.4 (0.0–13.0)
Highest level of education completed, %
 Did not attend school6.5
 Kindergarten/nursery school24.8
 Primary43.1
 Secondary or higher25.4
 Missing0.2
Works for money, %
 Yes77.9
 No15.1
 Missing7.0
Type of work, %
 Running a shop/stall/business44.3
 Farming24.1
 Housewife12.0
 Other12.6
 Missing7.0
Socioeconomic status, %
 Very low30.3
 Low29.9
 Medium31.4
 High8.4
Desires a baby in the future, %70.6
  • a Data are among 584 clients (missing data for 1 client).