Table 2 Background characteristics of the respondents
Characteristic | Number of respondents (n = 579) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age of the mother | ||
 16–24 years | 205 | 35.4 |
 25–29 years | 142 | 24.5 |
 30–47 years | 232 | 40.1 |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 47 | 8.1 |
 Rural | 532 | 91.8 |
Level of education | ||
 No education | 47 | 8.2 |
 Primary | 347 | 59.9 |
 Secondary or higher | 185 | 31.9 |
Occupation | ||
Not employed | 161 | 27.9 |
 Employed–agriculture | 249 | 43.0 |
 Employed–non-agricultural | 169 | 29.1 |
Religion | ||
 Anglican | 205 | 35.5 |
 Catholic | 94 | 16.2 |
 Muslim | 191 | 33.0 |
 Others | 89 | 15.4 |
Marital status | ||
 Never been in union | 24 | 4.1 |
 Currently in union | 516 | 89.0 |
 Formerly in union | 40 | 6.9 |
Wealth index | ||
 Poorest | 83 | 14.4 |
 Poorer | 148 | 25.5 |
 Middle | 140 | 24.1 |
 Richer | 138 | 23.9 |
 Richest | 70 | 12.1 |
Parity | ||
 1 or 2 | 192 | 33.2 |
 3 or 4 | 135 | 23.3 |
 5 + s | 252 | 43.5 |
District | ||
 Iganga | 74 | 12.7 |
 Bugiri | 27 | 4.7 |
 Jinja | 76 | 13.2 |
 Kamuli | 82 | 14.2 |
 Mayuge | 82 | 14.1 |
 Kaliro | 27 | 4.7 |
 Namutumba | 60 | 10.4 |
 Buyende | 97 | 16.7 |
 Luuka | 22 | 3.9 |
 Namayingo | 31 | 5.3 |