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Table 4 Age distribution of women at first births by ethnicity

From: Temporal trends (1977-2007) and ethnic inequity in child mortality in rural villages of southern Guinea Bissau

  

Age at first birth (years)

Ethnicity

n

mean

SD

range

Balanta

1657

19.3

3.6

12

40

Beafada

2777

17.9

3.1

10

37

Fula

1361

18.0

3.4

12

37

other

2055

17.9

3.0

12

35

Total

7850*

18.2

3.3

10

40

  1. * age at first birth is missing for 4 women
  2. SD standard deviation
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