Table 1 Selected demographics for parenting and termination participants
Demographic characteristics of survey participants | |
|---|---|
Characteristic | All respondents (mean (SD) or n (%)) |
Age of respondent, years | 33.7 |
Number of pregnancies | 4.6 |
Number of living children | 3.9 |
Marital status (n = 55) | |
 Divorced or separated | 16 (29.1 %) |
 Widowed | 13 (23.6 %) |
 Married | 11 (20.0 %) |
 Single, never married | 11 (20.0 %) |
 Husband missing | 4 (7.3 %) |
Education level (n = 52)* | |
 No education | 28 (53.8 %) |
 Any primary school | 17 (32.7 %) |
 Any secondary school | 7 (13.5 %) |
Meals per day (n = 52)a | |
 One | 38 (73.1 %) |
 Two | 14 (26.9 %) |
Religion (n = 52)a | |
 Catholic | 28 (53.8 %) |
 Protestant | 24 (46.2 %) |
Living at the time of interview (n = 52)a | |
 Urban (Bukavu) | 37 (71.2 %) |
 Rural | 15 (28.8 %) |
Home location (n = 52)a | |
 Urban (Bukavu) | 47 (94.2 %) |
 Rural | 3 (5.8 %) |