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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Perceptions, attitude and use of family planning services in post conflict Gulu district, northern Uganda

Characteristics

Sex

Total

Males (117)

Females (383)

N (500)

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age in Years

      

18–25

25

21.4

118

30.8

143

28.6

26–35

59

50.4

174

45.4

233

46.6

36–45

18

15.4

75

19.6

93

18.6

>46

15

12.8

16

4.2

31

6.2

Religion

      

Catholic

77

65.8

258

67.4

335

67.0

Protestant

30

25.6

71

18.5

101

20.2

Muslim

1

0.9

7

1.8

8

1.6

Pentecostal

9

7.7

47

12.3

58

11.2

Education Level

      

None

1

0.9

53

13.8

54

10.8

Primary

57

48.7

239

62.4

296

59.2

Secondary

44

37.6

67

17.5

111

22.2

College/University

15

12.8

24

6.3

39

7.8

Marital Status

      

Single

12

10.2

21

5.5

33

6.6

Married

56

47.9

146

38.1

202

40.4

Separated

3

2.6

29

7.6

32

6.4

Widow/widower

1

0.8

26

6.8

27

5.4

Cohabiting

45

38.5

161

42.0

206

41.2

Occupation

      

Unemployed

16

13.7

137

35.8

153

30.6

Farmer

54

46.2

175

45.7

229

45.8

Business

21

17.9

52

13.6

73

14.6

Civil servant

14

11.9

9

2.3

23

4.6

Private/NGO

12

10.3

10

2.6

22

4.4

Residence

      

Urban

31

26.5

103

26.9

134

26.8

Rural

86

73.5

280

73.1

366

73.2