Table 1 Socio-demographics of men and women included in the study
Demographic variables | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
N = 3855 | N = 9396 | |
N (%) | N (%) | |
Age in 5-year groups | ||
 15–19 | 889 (23.1) | 1756 (18.7) |
 20–24 | 620 (16.1) | 1571 (16.7) |
 25–29 | 577 (15.0) | 1564 (16.6) |
 30–34 | 497 (12.9) | 1343 (14.4) |
 35–39 | 472 (12.2) | 1260 (13.4) |
 40–44 | 442 (11.5) | 1032 (11.0) |
 45–49 | 358 (9.3) | 870 (9.3) |
Marital status | ||
 Never in union | 1854 (48.1) | 3041 (32.4) |
 Married | 1910 (49.6) | 5826 (62.0) |
 Widowed | 91 (2.4) | 529 (5.6) |
Wealth index | ||
 Poorest | 990 (25.7) | 2335 (24.9) |
 Poorer | 717 (18.6) | 1759 (18.7) |
 Middle | 735 (19.1) | 1902 (20.2) |
 Richer | 726 (18.8) | 1771 (18.9) |
 Richest | 687 (17.8) | 1629 (17.3) |
Educational level | ||
 No education | 502 (13.0) | 2281 (24.3) |
 Primary | 636 (16.5) | 1747 (18.6) |
 Secondary | 2328 (60.4) | 4854 (51.7) |
 Higher | 389 (10.1) | 514 (5.5) |
Religion | ||
 Christian | 2604 (67.6) | 7171 (76.3) |
 Islam | 823 (21.4) | 1726 (18.4) |
 Traditional/spiritualist | 210 (5.5) | 226 (2.4) |
 No religion | 218 (5.7) | 273 (2.9) |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 1826 (47.4) | 4602 (49.0) |
 Rural | 2029 (52.6) | 4794 (51.0) |
Parity | ||
 No Child | 1935 (50.2) | 2948 (31.4) |
 1–2 | 791 (20.5) | 2747 (29.2) |
 3–4 | 643 (16.7) | 2122 (22.6) |
 5+ | 486 (12.6) | 1579 (16.8) |
Employment status | ||
 Unemployed | 624 (16.2) | 2376 (25.3) |
 Employed | 3231 (83.8) | 7020 (74.7) |