Table 1 Distribution of sociodemographic and other characteristics of women of reproductive age in Magoe, Tete, 2019
Characteristics | N = 1899 | % |
|---|---|---|
Group age | ||
Mean (SD), in years | 27 (8.4) | |
15–19 | 463 | 24.38 |
20–24 | 436 | 22.96 |
25–29 | 359 | 18.90 |
30–34 | 264 | 13.90 |
25–39 | 204 | 10.74 |
40–44 | 114 | 6.00 |
45–49 | 59 | 3.11 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 448 | 23.59 |
Living with partner | 1451 | 76.41 |
Place of residence | ||
Mphende | 605 | 31.86 |
Mucumburra | 1294 | 68.14 |
Level school | ||
None | 369 | 19.43 |
Primary incomplete | 772 | 40.65 |
Primary complete | 336 | 17.69 |
Secondary | 331 | 17.43 |
Secondary complete or above | 91 | 4.79 |
Literacy | ||
Does not read at all | 795 | 42.11 |
Read part of a sentence | 493 | 26.11 |
Read a whole sentence | 600 | 31.78 |
Number of Births | ||
None | 279 | 14.69 |
1 to 2 children | 674 | 35.49 |
3 to 4 children | 570 | 30.02 |
5 and more children | 376 | 19.80 |
Radio ownership | ||
No | 1280 | 67.40 |
Yes | 619 | 32.60 |
Television ownership | ||
No | 1548 | 81.52 |
Yes | 351 | 18.48 |
Exposure to malaria message in the last 6 months | ||
No | 1642 | 86.47 |
Yes | 257 | 13.53 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Lower | 428 | 22.54 |
Second | 334 | 17.59 |
Medium | 408 | 21.48 |
Fourth | 336 | 17.69 |
Highest | 393 | 20.70 |