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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of interviewed women and men

From: Knowledge and reported practices of men and women on maternal and child health in rural Guinea Bissau: a cross sectional survey

 

Women

Men

 

number

%

number

%

Age (year, mean, SD)

27.9

7.7

40.7

14.5

Ethnicity

    

Balanta

15

4.8

15

4.8

Beafada

99

31.9

97

31.3

Fula

133

42.9

132

42.6

Nalu

32

10.3

34

11.0

Mandinka

12

3.9

12

3.9

Susu

7

2.3

7

2.3

Other

12

3.9

13

4.2

Never attended school

202

65.2

56

18.1

Education level

    

Primary

85

27.4

116

37.4

Secondary

4

1.3

30

9.7

Higher

0

0.0

10

3.2

Koranic

19

6.1

98

31.6

Can't read

257

82.9

90

29.0